‘Prison Time’: Biden DOJ Jailed Memester For Joke Like Jimmy Kimmel Just Made
"The government alleged that from September 2016 to November 2016, Mackey conspired with several other internet influencers to spread fraudulent messages to Clinton supporters.
Prosecutors told jurors during the trial that Mackey urged supporters of then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to “vote” via text message or social media, knowing that those endorsements were not legally valid votes.
At about the same time, prosecutors said, he was sending tweets suggesting that it was important to limit “black turnout” at voting booths. One tweet he sent showed a photo of a Black woman with a Clinton campaign sign, encouraging people to “avoid the line” and “vote from home,” court papers said.
Using social media pitches, one image encouraging phony votes utilized a font similar to one used by the Clinton campaign in authentic ads, prosecutors said. Others tried to mimic Clinton’s ads in other ways, they added.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/far-right-influencer-douglass-mackey-convicted-voter-suppression-schem-rcna77746
Far-right influencer convicted in 2016 voter suppression scheme
Prosecutors said Douglass Mackey of West Palm Beach, Florida, conspired with other internet influencers to spread fraudulent messages to Clinton supporters.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/social-media-influencer-douglass-mackey-convicted-election-interference-2016
Social Media Influencer Douglass Mackey Convicted of Election Interference in 2016 Presidential...
“Mackey has been found guilty by a jury of his peers of attempting to deprive individuals from exercising their sacred right to vote for the candidate of their choice in the 2016 Presidential Election,” stated United States Attorney Peace. “Today’s verdict proves that the defendant’s fraudulent actions crossed a line into criminality and flatly rejects his cynical attempt to
Both made a joke that was VERY clearly a joke.
Both urged supporters of the candidate they do not like to cast their vote in a completely useless way which would invalidate their vote.
However the meme guy reached thousands of voters. Kimmel reached millions.
If anything, Kimmel's offense is far worse.