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Report: Billionaire Behind Botched Iowa Caucus Vote Was Involved In 2017 Smear Campaign In Ala.
File -LinkedIn co-founder and billionare Reid Hoffman is pictured.(Tobias Hase/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo)
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UPDATED 8:40 AM PT — Thursday, February 20, 2020
A group behind the botched Democrat Iowa caucus appears to have a connection to a disinformation campaign in Alabama’s special election back in 2017.
According to recent reports, billionaire Reid Hoffman has supported a non-profit group called ‘Acronym,’ which developed an app that has been blamed for the failed vote count in the Iowa caucuses.
The billionaire also partially financed a smear campaign against Judge Roy Moore, who ran for U.S. Senate in Alabama in 2017. Hoffman’s role in the disinformation campaign in Alabama was uncovered by the New York Times in 2018.
FILE – In this Dec. 12, 2017, file photo, Roy Moore speaks to the media after he rode in on a horse to vote in Gallant, Ala. Moore says he’s considering a fresh run for Senate in 2020. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Moore warned these smear tactics could be used again.
“Government itself got involved using Russian tactics against the Alalbama Senate race in 2017 and there is a report called after action report of Project Birmingham,” explained the judge. “…basically, that money comes from special interests, lobbyists in Washington, and that’s the problem with our government.”
Hoffman has acknowledged and apologized for his meddling with the 2017 Alabama election. He has yet to comment on his reported involvement with Iowa caucuses this year.