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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts)
Mon Aug 19, 2019, 03:01 PM Aug 2019

Trump accuses Google of election fraud citing right-wing conspiracy site

Source: UK Independent

Donald Trump has accused Google of manipulating the 2016 US election in favour of his democratic rival Hillary Clinton, citing a conservative judicial activist site that frequently makes false accusations and spreads conspiracies against liberals.

"Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election!" Mr Trump tweeted. "This was put out by a Clinton supporter, not a Trump Supporter! Google should be sued. My victory was even bigger than thought!"


Since his 2016 electoral victory, Mr Trump has frequently claimed — falsely — that millions of votes were illegally cast during that contest. This latest accusation does not cite a specific study, and instead tagged the group Judicial Watch, a conservative activist group that targets Democrats through frequent lawsuits, and has made false or unsubstantiated claims in the past that have been picked up by conservative or right-wing news outlets.


Mr Trump was able to win the presidency by garnering a majority of the country's Electoral College votes, but lost the popular vote to Ms Clinton by nearly three million votes across the country.


Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-google-election-fraud-twitter-today-clinton-2016-a9070361.html



I don't even know where to begin with this.

I mean, this doesn't even begin to make the slightest bit of sense, even by previous standards of judging Trump's nonsense.
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Trump accuses Google of election fraud citing right-wing conspiracy site (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 OP
Your vote counts. Don't click the wrong button dalton99a Aug 2019 #1
Well now that's he's informed the world he's bat *h*t crazy lettucebe Aug 2019 #2
"the world" doesn't have a vote. maxsolomon Aug 2019 #3
Now it is just getting to be unbearably funny. Newest Reality Aug 2019 #4
I wish people would stop paying attention to whatever the creature says Perseus Aug 2019 #5
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2019 #12
Is he big baby, or what? TheCowsCameHome Aug 2019 #6
25th Amendment...NOW! HiloHatti Aug 2019 #7
This just in... Newest Reality Aug 2019 #8
From. Our real POTUS Gothmog Aug 2019 #9
According to Epstein, Google manipulated the vote by posting "Go Vote" as the Google Doodle onenote Aug 2019 #10
It's so incredibly asinine. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2019 #13
It worked on me. JohnnyRingo Aug 2019 #11
25/45! BHDem53 Aug 2019 #14
This was debunked over three years ago. by Snopes........& a few good Responses riversedge Aug 2019 #15

lettucebe

(2,336 posts)
2. Well now that's he's informed the world he's bat *h*t crazy
Mon Aug 19, 2019, 03:04 PM
Aug 2019

It shouldn't be too difficult to vote him out. A conspiracy theorist in chief we do not need.

maxsolomon

(33,345 posts)
3. "the world" doesn't have a vote.
Mon Aug 19, 2019, 03:05 PM
Aug 2019

remember: old white people in rural states are the only ones that count.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
4. Now it is just getting to be unbearably funny.
Mon Aug 19, 2019, 03:17 PM
Aug 2019

You expect that to be a line in an Outer Limits episode about the end or the world or something.

Or, is this really a simulation and it is starting to glitch really badly before they end the program?

REBOOT! I say, REBOOT already.

 

Perseus

(4,341 posts)
5. I wish people would stop paying attention to whatever the creature says
Mon Aug 19, 2019, 03:26 PM
Aug 2019

99% of it is pure crap, we are giving the creature too much strength by paying so much attention to him.

There are 30 entries in this column of "Breaking News", and 10 are about the creature...1/3 about the creature...we pay too much attention to the creature, one way to drive him nuts is to ignore him, at least, 1/2 of what he says, I wish the media would try it.

I love the fact that Maddow will not publish or restrains from talking about the creature's tweets, we should all do the same. Lack of attention will destroy him.

Response to Perseus (Reply #5)

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
8. This just in...
Mon Aug 19, 2019, 03:33 PM
Aug 2019

President trump has stated that origami is actually a secret weapon that the Japanese government is using to overthrow his administration. He has also demanded that Campbell's Soup Company stop making alphabet soup.

"People are using that soup to spell out bad things about me while they eat their lunch...no more...I told them...that stops!" the President ejaculated loudly in front of a waiting helicopter that he didn't enter and that never took off.

He also spoke about the serious threat of "fake words" and that his Administration intends to reach out to publishers of dictionaries in order to have them removed.

"There are fake, fake words...very fake...words that don't...they don't make sense...the words...we have to stop...the words are bad...bad words...not my words...people are saying...many people...those words have to go...only great words...my words...can keep America...greatest country. Again! Can you believe it?...great." he said as people checked their phones and started nodding off.

onenote

(42,714 posts)
10. According to Epstein, Google manipulated the vote by posting "Go Vote" as the Google Doodle
Mon Aug 19, 2019, 04:07 PM
Aug 2019

on election day. That's right. Simply posting "go vote" manipulated the vote in favor of Hillary. He comes to this conclusion based on the fact that the google doodle did encourage some number (which as far as I can tell he pulls from his ass) to vote and since more voters are registered Democrats than Republicans, this must have meant the go vote message favored Hillary.

If that explanation makes you want to either laugh hysterically or cry hysterically, join the club.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,182 posts)
13. It's so incredibly asinine.
Mon Aug 19, 2019, 04:32 PM
Aug 2019

A. That Google telling people to "Go Vote" is evidence of political bias
B. That the message "Go Vote" is somehow directed towards Democrats
C. That millions of people who would not have otherwise voted did so only because Google had a "Go Vote" banner
D. That said millions of people who voted only because Google had a "Go Vote" banner all voted for Hillary

I mean.....

JohnnyRingo

(18,636 posts)
11. It worked on me.
Mon Aug 19, 2019, 04:17 PM
Aug 2019

I just Googled "Donald J Trump" and what I saw made me realize what an awful person he is.

Damn Google for letting us read facts.

riversedge

(70,242 posts)
15. This was debunked over three years ago. by Snopes........& a few good Responses
Mon Aug 19, 2019, 05:05 PM
Aug 2019




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Pé Resists @4everNeverTrump
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4h Replying to @realDonaldTrump and @JudicialWatch

This was debunked over three years ago. But okay.



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@Julie__Ca Replying to
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Digging out the old tricks old man? Or maybe you've just forgotten.....Yeah that's probably it.




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You are the demented old uncle who has nothing else to talk about but that one time...It is almost 2020 and you are still harping on the woman who haunts you, the woman who beat your ass by 3 million votes. As your loyal disciples like to say, you won (not really), get over it. .



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♻️🇺🇸 Christopher Zullo @ChrisJZullo
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Replying to @realDonaldTrump and @JudicialWatch
No one manipulated any votes
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The people do the voting. Just because google showed relevant search results based on SEO algorithms does not make it a conspiracy, or 3 million illegals voted, or you win the popular vote. YOU LOST the popular vote. Move along



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