There is currently a diary on the rec (trending) list with claims of swing state voter data hacking that is helping to spread what is now known to be disinformation planted by the Russians meant to undermine confidence in the election and depress turnout.
Bogus Russian News Story Shows How Election Disinfo Can ‘Hack Your Mind’
From the Talking Points Memo Article:
“Overnight Monday, a Russian business daily called Kommersant published a report, later aggregated in English by the Moscow Times and others, claiming that “hackers” had accessed and released the voter registration data of millions of Americans
Election veterans would quickly recognize that the voter roll information described — such as name, date of birth, and gender — is already publicly available in most states and usually pretty simple to obtain. Election officials in two of the states cited in the reports, Connecticut and Michigan, quickly confirmed as much to TPM.”
Its presence on the Daily Kos is enabling the exact kind of disinformation and mistrust in the integrity of the election that the Russians intend. We simply cannot be pawns and party to these very sophisticated misinformation campaigns by posting unverified “news stories” and speculation planted on twitter.
Election hacking is obviously a serious concern, but in this case, our justifiable concern is being weaponized against us. The Russians are not stupid: they know our fears and they know exactly how to manipulate them.
Putin is playing us like fiddles folks. Be skeptical, research and verify before we post.