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2023-10-18 22:46:01 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9AEAFAB0C44014391C1CA25B186B04122EA8EF875A4C02EFD89A1081C3CD9253
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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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