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Liberal Media Gets Punked by 4Chan – Petition for Second Brexit Vote was Spammed
Gateway Pundit ^ | June 26, 2016 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 06/26/2016 9:57:00 AM PDT by bobsunshine

Mainstream media outlets in Great Britain and the US were running news Sunday of a stunning petition that shows 2 million people want a new Brexit vote.

Over “two million” signed the referendum in less than 24 hours!

The BBC, The Mirror, France 24, The Telegraph, Manchester Evening News, The Guardian… all reported on the bogus petition.

But they got punked. The poll was manufactured by 4Chan and Anonymous hackers who loaded up the signatures with fake names from The Vatican, Ghana, North Korea and elsewhere.

(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...


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WOW! MSM taken for a ride again. I'm sure they will say that it still could be true.
1 posted on 06/26/2016 9:57:00 AM PDT by bobsunshine
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To: bobsunshine

Fake but accurate


2 posted on 06/26/2016 9:59:05 AM PDT by BRL
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To: bobsunshine

the elitist BBC still thinks that they and their schoolmates should run the world

ha haaaa totally punked!!!


3 posted on 06/26/2016 10:00:19 AM PDT by Enchante (No lipstick on the PIAPS!! #NeverShrillary)
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To: bobsunshine

It was exactly what the liberals wanted to hear...that this horrible vote was a fluke and means nothing. Just like the smart people here want us to believe Trump’s ascendancy was a fluke and amounts to nothing.

The Brit smarts are just peeing their pants over how this is “advisory” and should just be ignored. The US smarts are peeing their pants over the potential of a President Trump.

Parallels.


4 posted on 06/26/2016 10:01:43 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: bobsunshine

33 000 votes from the Vatican (with 800 inhabitants), several hundreds from Pitcairn Island, 24 000 from North Korea. Yes, MSM has really done some good fact checking. NOT!

And then they complain that bloggers and new media is biased and unprofessional. Yeah, right.


5 posted on 06/26/2016 10:02:00 AM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: bobsunshine

Elites say that it should still count even if fake.

It was TWO MILLION votes!


6 posted on 06/26/2016 10:02:10 AM PDT by moovova
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I’m telling you, doesn’t matter where your get your news from, most of it comes from ‘mommy’s basement’ from media twits...ROFL...


7 posted on 06/26/2016 10:11:45 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump; Trump; Trump; Trump; 100%)
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To: bobsunshine

LOL! The underbelly of the internet strikes again. One of their funniest conquests was Oprah some years ago. She fell for it.


8 posted on 06/26/2016 10:12:07 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (<<<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
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To: bobsunshine

I recall Peter Jennings after the 1994 election with full condescension saying, “America had a temper tantrum”.


9 posted on 06/26/2016 10:12:43 AM PDT by VRW Conspirator (American Jobs for American Workers.)
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I just suprised it wan’t “over 9000”. Old internet meme.


10 posted on 06/26/2016 10:13:40 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (<<<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
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To: VRW Conspirator

Or how about Dan Rather saying objectively: “One more state, we need Florida” during Bush v. Gore.


11 posted on 06/26/2016 10:18:27 AM PDT by Fungi (Make America America again.)
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several hundreds from Pitcairn Island

Brexit? This is mutiny, sir!

12 posted on 06/26/2016 10:19:23 AM PDT by MUDDOG
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33 000 votes from the Vatican (with 800 inhabitants)

OOOooooops, did they say 'Vatican'? They meant to say Philadelphia.

13 posted on 06/26/2016 10:21:44 AM PDT by C210N
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Vatican: Population 415; signatures 39,000


14 posted on 06/26/2016 10:22:48 AM PDT by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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To: bobsunshine

They ran with it because it fits their agenda.


15 posted on 06/26/2016 10:23:00 AM PDT by joshua c (Allah's paradise is full of mass murderers)
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Referndum should be redone because there wasn’t 75% turnout and Brexit didn’t win by 10.


16 posted on 06/26/2016 10:24:40 AM PDT by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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To: bobsunshine

For all we know the LSM created the petition themselves and faked all the names. And they got found out and blamed it on “Anonymous” who seem to be blamed for all these kinds of stunts.


17 posted on 06/26/2016 10:25:14 AM PDT by uncitizen (Gloves OFF! Go Trump!)
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Here’s the actual 4chan thread, discussing the whole thing:

http://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/78768890/second-referendum-petition-fraud

If you do not appreciate earthy language, do not click on this link.


18 posted on 06/26/2016 10:27:27 AM PDT by proxy_user
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Yes, MSM has really done some good fact checking. NOT!

Why would they question something that agrees with their perception of reality???

19 posted on 06/26/2016 10:28:54 AM PDT by null and void (Has there ever been a death associated with the Clintons that *wasn't* beneficial to them?)
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To: ichabod1

75% turnout and a win by 10%????

Move the goalposts much? Why not just keep voting until “Remain” wins?


20 posted on 06/26/2016 10:31:10 AM PDT by Bob (No, being a US Senator and the Secretary of State are not accomplishments; they're jobs.)
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