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2023-10-19 05:33:19 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8B2794E42B49B7A3C48624F3D1C82E3543E974BB5DE1E2FD18592CF8D4D1A7B9
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The stated assertion and context is incorrect. Mackey was rated a top 2016 election influencer ahead of NBC News & Drudge. The case was decided on criminal conspiracy and injury as in the US there is a body of lawa around voter rights. 5K voters fell for his scheme. https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/social-media-influencer-douglass-mackey-sentenced-after-conviction-election https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/nyregion/douglass-mackey-trial-twitter-misinformation.html
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