The decision is a win for Douglass Mackey, a self-proclaimed "troll" who used his Twitter handle to spread false information ...

And how would the voters punish Democrats? By not voting in the elections. Granted, whereas the 2010 stunt actually urged people not to vote, Boehner's remarks reflect a GOP fantasy.

The Second Circuit, in an opinion authored by Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston, directed the lower court to enter a judgment ...

Douglass Mackey’s posts in 2016 falsely advertised text voting for Hillary Clinton. Appeals court judges said prosecutors had ...

A Facebook meme suggests that U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., believes convicted felons should regain their right to own a gun but not the right to vote. The meme, sent to us by a reader, presents ...

In an echo of the Sharpiegate conspiracy theory, right-wing users are calling on voters to use only blue ballpoint pens in Tuesday’s midterms.

The Republican Party of Texas’ meme that linked COVID-19 test wait times with waiting in line to vote is the latest example of a growing — and successful — political social media strategy ...

Anyone on TikTok recently may have heard the words "Just vote, just vote" in videos as part of a viral TikTok meme - but where did the sound come from? The quote is from a 2019 YouTube video from ...

Share this fact-check No, noncitizens are not voting in droves. It is illegal for noncitizens to vote in the presidential election, and studies have shown that the crime is virtually nonexistent.

Section 241 Is Not a Narrow and Clearly Defined Prohibition on Knowing Lies Regarding the Mechanics of Voting. In this case, the government prosecuted Mackey under 18 U.S.C. § 241.

Douglass Mackey was sentenced on Wednesday to seven months in prison after he was found guilty of using social media to spread misinformation about voting in the 2016 election. Mackey, a supporter ...

Douglass Mackey faces up to ten years in prison for Tweeting out racially targeted memes telling Hillary Clinton supporters to vote by text in 2016.