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4chan and Reddit Bombarded Debate Polls to Declare Trump the Winner

posted by CoolHand on Wednesday September 28 2016, @03:07AM   Printer-friendly
from the stuffing-the-ballot-box dept.

DeathMonkey writes:

You may be getting trolled right now without even knowing it.

Donald Trump supporters artificially manipulated the results of online polls to create a false narrative that the Republican nominee won the first presidential debate on Monday night.

The efforts originated from users of the pro-Trump Reddit community r/The_Donald and 4chan messaged boards, which bombarded around 70 polls, including those launched by Time, Fortune, and CNBC.

In this latest incarnation, multiple Reddit users enlisted the Trump-supporting masses on r/The_Donald, which has over 200,000 subscribers, by posting dozens of online polls that are vulnerable to vote brigading, bots, and other forms of manipulation that make these non-scientific surveys notoriously unreliable.

Polls that were not open to public voting consistently put Clinton ahead of Trump. In a flash poll by Public Policy Polling, Clinton led Trump 51 to 40. A CNN/ORC poll conducted immediately following the debate found significantly stronger support for Clinton, who topped Trump 62 to 27.

http://www.dailydot.com/layer8/trump-clinton-debate-online-polls-4chan-the-donald/

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  • (Score: 5, Interesting) by AthanasiusKircher on Wednesday September 28 2016, @05:25AM

    by AthanasiusKircher (5291) on Wednesday September 28 2016, @05:25AM (#407212) Journal

    Oh, Tempores! Oh, Mores!

    I don't like being "that guy", but the quotation is "O tempora! O mores!"

    Tempus is 3rd declension, but neuter, so the plural ends in -a, not -es. But I forgive you, given young master Tully wasn't born until over a century after you died.

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  • (Score: 2) by aristarchus on Wednesday September 28 2016, @05:36AM

    by aristarchus (2645) on Wednesday September 28 2016, @05:36AM (#407218) Journal

    Yes, you are correct, of course. Thank you. In my defense, besides the being dead thing, Latin is not my native language. τα παιδιά αυτές τις μέρες!

    • (Score: 2) by AthanasiusKircher on Wednesday September 28 2016, @02:11PM

      by AthanasiusKircher (5291) on Wednesday September 28 2016, @02:11PM (#407388) Journal

      τα παιδιά αυτές τις μέρες!

      I see you've adopted the vocabulary (and declensions) of the young hip crowd, even amidst your exasperation with them. Personally, I prefer the sonorous qualities of the ancient tongue. :)

      • (Score: 2) by aristarchus on Wednesday September 28 2016, @11:11PM

        by aristarchus (2645) on Wednesday September 28 2016, @11:11PM (#407665) Journal

        I am severely impressed! No only do you know your Tully, but also can distinguish between Ionic Greek and Modern? Laudato si'