The decade in internet scamming
From Yahoo boys to Caroline Calloway, scammers were a big part of the 2010s.
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UPS facing backlash for thanking police after employee killed in shootout
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The 2016 election will determine who will succeed Barack Obama as president of the United States. Through the primaries and into the general election, a litany of Democratic and Republican candidates have battled it out both online and on the ground. Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 8.
Senate cites ‘Pope endorses Trump’ as prime example of fake news in 2016
The report was released on Tuesday.
What are the best alternatives to the electoral college?
2020 might have the same problems as 2016.
Trump thinks Google made 16 million people vote for Clinton
People had a lot of questions.
Trump mixes up campaign kickoff, election night in bizarre Twitter thread
There's a lot going on in the thread.
Mueller calls for focus on Russian interference—so Twitter talks impeachment
It's the first time Mueller has spoken since the investigation launched.
Hillary Clinton’s internet guru is back with a manifesto for the posting wars
It's Verrit for the entire internet.
Clinton claps back at Trump with ‘Mean Girls’ reaction GIF over 2020
Clinton ruled out a presidential run in 2020.
U.S. reportedly disrupted Russian troll farm’s internet access during 2018 midterms
The disruption reportedly happened as ballots were cast and tallied.
2016 election stories the ‘Newsroom’ reboot will cover
It will be back, and it will be bad.
Trump, GOP are trolling Clinton with her old campaign slogan
People noticed the similarities to Hillary Clinton's slogan.
Russian trolls supported Green Party candidate to help Trump, report
Jill Stein was a favorite of the Russians.
Cohen’s ‘never been to Prague’ tweet comes back to haunt him (updated)
Trump's former lawyer reportedly had a cell phone ping in Prague in 2016.
Russia used every social media platform to disrupt 2016 election, Senate says
The Senate report is expected to be released later this week.
Report: Paul Manafort met with Julian Assange in 2016
WikiLeaks has denied the report.
‘Me voting in 2018’ meme perfectly sums up how people feel about the elections
These memes capture the 2018 feels.
Facebook deletes hundreds of accounts for deploying politically charged spam
Will Facebook face even more heat now?
Trump campaign reportedly considered online manipulation plans during 2016 election
An Israeli company reportedly proposed using fake online identities to stir discord.
