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A pattern of deceit
Local Republicans have attempted to infiltrate Democratic social media and manipulate opinions for months. In this short blog post, we will introduce you to the most recent fake profile.
Before we start, how can we forget the following creative profiles which appeared during the Tara Conte campaign last fall:
(Photo of Andrew Breitbart)
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(Lee Harvey Oswald meet Kamala Harris?)
How to deceive voters with a fake profile
Step 1: First, take on a persona. Who are you trying to pretend to be and for what reason?
For this example, we illustrate the fake profile of someone who want to appear friendly with Democrats and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Clue #1: Kaylen Davis does not exist on the Westchester county voter roll, no one knows her in real life in either Eastchester, Tuckahoe or New Rochelle and she is new to local discussion groups. Iona also verified that no one by that name every attended the college.
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Step 2: Choose compelling imagery.
On January 21, Kaylee Davis went all out: Breonna Taylor illustrations, Biden/Harris and anti-fascism watermarks, Martin Luther King Quote.
Clue #2: Trying too hard and changing your profile images a few days before the Tuckahoe caucuses.
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Step 3: Follow people, make friends.
Kaylen seems to be ONLY interested in politics, and despite being from New Rochelle, really interested in Tuckahoe politics for some reason.
Clue #3: Being too focused on political interests and following people on both sides of the aisle, despite being seemingly uninvolved in local politics. Then start to mention @tuckahoedems but block all their members so they can't see what you post.
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Step 4: Start to use your profile to seed doubt and mislead.
Kaylen challenges Democratic posts and expresses support for the Republican opponents, all under the guise of being a Democrat herself.
Clue #4: Kaylen is not on the voter roll (we already exposed that). Kaylen also forgot about this post from 2015, the day after the November election. She seemed to be a big supporter of Sheila Marcotte back then.
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Wrap up
Let’s wrap it up with this hypocritical post from Sheila Marcotte who seems to be following Kaylen closely enough to know what she was blocked from some local Facebook groups (not Tuckahoe Democrats). Meanwhile, Town Council Member Sheila has blocked countless Democrats in town from viewing her OWN Facebook profile or anything she posts, while she uses the platform as a primary mean to share information (and misinformation) with residents.
