Donald Trump Jr. must really want a voting scandal in Florida ― even if he has to make it up.
On Monday, the president’s son tweeted a link to an NBC Miami story alleging that 200,000 non-citizens are registered to vote in Florida.
Donald Trump Jr.
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@DonaldJTrumpJr
Amazing, but not shocking at all anymore. Nearly 200,000 Florida Voters May Not Be Citizens https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Nearly-200000-Florida-Voters-May-Not-Be-Citizens-151212725.html … via @nbc6
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2012 Election: Nearly 200,000 Voters May Not Be Citizens
This story from the Associated Press was published in 2012. An initial list cited in this report of 180,000 names was whittled to 2,625 and ultimately to 85.
There was a problem, though: The story that supported Trump’s claim was actually written in 2012.
Another problem (if you’re trying to foment conspiracy theories, that is): An editor’s note in the article noted that the claims in the story had been debunked.
In fact, only 85 non-citizens were removed from voter rolls from a total of 12 million voters.
Since the editor’s note is at the top of the article, many Twitter users weren’t impressed at Trump Jr.’s attempt to use six-year-old news stories to manipulate sentiment about the vote counting.
On Monday, the president’s son tweeted a link to an NBC Miami story alleging that 200,000 non-citizens are registered to vote in Florida.
Donald Trump Jr.
✔
@DonaldJTrumpJr
Amazing, but not shocking at all anymore. Nearly 200,000 Florida Voters May Not Be Citizens https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Nearly-200000-Florida-Voters-May-Not-Be-Citizens-151212725.html … via @nbc6
13.8K
3:01 PM - Nov 12, 2018
2012 Election: Nearly 200,000 Voters May Not Be Citizens
This story from the Associated Press was published in 2012. An initial list cited in this report of 180,000 names was whittled to 2,625 and ultimately to 85.
There was a problem, though: The story that supported Trump’s claim was actually written in 2012.
Another problem (if you’re trying to foment conspiracy theories, that is): An editor’s note in the article noted that the claims in the story had been debunked.
In fact, only 85 non-citizens were removed from voter rolls from a total of 12 million voters.
Since the editor’s note is at the top of the article, many Twitter users weren’t impressed at Trump Jr.’s attempt to use six-year-old news stories to manipulate sentiment about the vote counting.
