Fake Republican Midterm Convention Website Redirects Visitors to Epstein Files
A spoof of the G.O.P. convention site tricked people for weeks, before redirecting them to the Justice Department’s library of Epstein files.
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While most headlines detail a fake GOP convention site redirecting to Epstein files, one focuses on the actual convention's location debate.
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Different Spin. The left frames it as "Fake Republican Midterm Convention Website Redirects Visitors to Epstein Files". The right frames it as "Dummy Website Redirecting People Looking For GOP Convention Info to the Epstein Files".
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A spoof of the G.O.P. convention site tricked people for weeks, before redirecting them to the Justice Department’s library of Epstein files.
Democratic lawmakers poke fun at prank website, while Republicans slam 'fake news' and redirect users to real one.
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The New York Times reported on the internet sleight of hand on Friday, noting “It wasn’t a hack,” as many first thought. The post Dummy Website Redirecting People Looking For GOP Convention...