American Sunlight Project

Deceptive ‘bait-and-switch’ Facebook groups snare US voters: study

Over 300 groups found masquerading as pro-Harris pages while misleading the Democratic contender’s supporters with abusive, hateful posts or capitalize on her popularity to promote merchandise
The “bait-and-switch” tactic appears to target actors across the political spectrum, including Trump, but does not appear to be an organized effort, says the study by American Sunlight Project

By AFP · 10 min 44 sec ago