Meet the man who created the fake news about thousands of 'found'

>“I had a theory when I sat down to write it,” Harris, a recent Davidson College graduate told the Times.

>“Given the severe distrust of the media among Trump supporters, anything that parroted Trump’s talking points people would click. Trump was saying ‘ rigged election, rigged election.’ People were predisposed to believe Hillary Clinton could not win except by cheating.”

>In case that was too subtle, Harris wrote the "discovery “ could allegedly be evidence of a massive operation designed to deliver Clinton the crucial swing state.”

>He told the newspaper: “Even before I posted it, I knew it would take off.”

>“At first it kind of shocked me — the response I was getting,” Harris told the Times.

>“How easily people would believe it. It was almost like a sociological experiment.”

>Harris said he was motivated by financial need, not a desire to help Trump win.

>“I spent the money on student loans, car payments and rent,” he said.
related:
http://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/frederick-county-delegate-fires-aide-who-was-behind-website-with/article_bfa31a64-6504-538b-8f36-3c4a2d65bbba.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/us/fake-news-hillary-clinton-cameron-harris.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/aide-to-md-lawmaker-fabricated-article-on-hillary-clinton-rigging-the-election/2017/01/18/5219bd0c-ddd7-11e6-acdf-14da832ae861_story.html

This will only feed more distrust of the media. The average person has no ability to verify the credibility of a story. Being a liar for money and then deceiving people has no silver lining. Yes. He lied, yes people were fooled. Yes, i have no way to verify that THIS story is true or not. No good will come from this.

Neat. Hope someone looks him up and kicks his fucking ass.

>>103345
I don't wish him well but he didn't technically do anything illegal.

Selling a bunch of bullshit to the common man? Sounds like the American dream to me!

>>103346
Isn't this libel?

>>103342
>The average person has no ability to verify the credibility of a story
This is what irks me the most, he posted it on his own website christiantimesnewspaper.com

Fucks sake America

>>103490
I don't think so, I think Hillary would have to show personal harm to her and her livelihood and not just her chances or aspirations to become president. Like if the guy had made up rumors about her being a lesbian or something similar, it would be libel, but false campaign claims aren't.

>>103490
>>103544
The guy's fake news article didn't ever say that Hillary or her campaign did anything, just that tens of thousands of ballots marked or her were allegedly found before the election had started.

>>103544
The legal challenge is actually to prove he made a defamatory statement about shillary

Injury due to defamation is so all encompassing that it is not the issue here, anon hit the nail on the head
>>103546

but muh russians