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South Dakota reporter charged for making prank call from Gov. Noem's personal cell number
Fox News ^ | 5/4/23 | staff

Posted on 05/06/2023 8:08:48 AM PDT by CFW

Austin Goss, who has been fired from his position at Dakota News Now, reportedly used software to make prank calls to former South Dakota GOP chairman Dan Lederman appear as though they came from Gov. Kristi Noem's personal cellphone number.

Goss could face up to a year in jail and $2,000 in fines for a misdemeanor charge of making threatening, harassing, or misleading contacts.

The pre-recorded call Lederman received used the voice of a mafia member accusing him of stealing boxes of vaccines, using lines like "You telling me you didn't tell Vito that you were gonna try to move the three boxes of that AstraZeneca outside this family?"

A broadcast reporter has been charged with making a prank phone call using South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s personal cellphone number

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; US: South Carolina; US: South Dakota
KEYWORDS: austingoss; dakotanewsnow; danlederman; journalism; kristinoem; noem; prankcalls; southdakota
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I assume, based upon the victims of this "prank" the reporter is a far-left political supporter.

The rise in instances such as this is worrisome. We now have no way of knowing if something is fake or true and a lot of harm can be done while determining if what we hear or see is factual or based upon AI. What is extremely scary is the fact that our government has access to the most up-do-date technology and can invent evidence against someone and then present it to the public as true.

1 posted on 05/06/2023 8:08:48 AM PDT by CFW
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WTF is wrong with these screwballs?

I don’t like Chuck Schumer very much, but I wouldn’t try to frame him up for something.


2 posted on 05/06/2023 8:12:16 AM PDT by Sarcazmo ("Sarcasm is the highest form of wit" ~ O. Wilde)
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There are some very stupid people in this world. Oh, never mind...

I saw you used the term “far-left political supporter”, which is the same exact thing.


3 posted on 05/06/2023 8:12:27 AM PDT by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: CFW

Yet another smear job

My surprised face 😏


4 posted on 05/06/2023 8:13:08 AM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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Austin needs his boney little Zero Gen ass thrown in the jug for a while. Maybe make a few license plates or make a few big rocks into little rocks. That’s identity theft. It isn’t a “prank” if nobody is laughing.


5 posted on 05/06/2023 8:14:22 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (We didn't have all this violence when we had God in our schools and AMERICA WAS GREAT!)
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I have a rule of thumb. If it is good for the cabal I don’t believe it. If it is bad for freedom and liberty, I don’t believe it. If I’m not allowed to say it, it’s true.

It works pretty good. I didn’t get the shot and I’ve never felt better.

Matter of fact, I haven’t been sick in several years. And I’m NOT careful.


6 posted on 05/06/2023 8:15:35 AM PDT by Sarcazmo ("Sarcasm is the highest form of wit" ~ O. Wilde)
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...used the voice of a mafia member accusing him of stealing boxes of vaccines, using lines like "You telling me you didn't tell Vito that you were gonna try to move the three boxes of that AstraZeneca outside this family?"

7 posted on 05/06/2023 8:16:05 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpers are Republicans the same way Liz Cheney is a Republican.)
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I remember in the ‘90s a local newspaper reporter was in a government building and thought it would be hilarious to bring up porn on a government official’s computer. He got fired when he bragged about it.


8 posted on 05/06/2023 8:16:45 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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Last time I flew I dumped the trail mix on the tray and ate it right off there. My wife said I’m disgusting.

Admittedly, it was theatrics for the ‘tards making me wear a mask. I was quite upset.


9 posted on 05/06/2023 8:18:40 AM PDT by Sarcazmo ("Sarcasm is the highest form of wit" ~ O. Wilde)
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Lock him up. His first dinner date -


10 posted on 05/06/2023 8:18:45 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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Lolzzzzz Just because you can hack it, does not mean you should. This dude should have kept his mad skills to himself. Or hacked someone not as powerful as Guv Noem


11 posted on 05/06/2023 8:21:06 AM PDT by dennisw
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What happens if some “ Vito “ some where actually got looked at by law enforcement over this prank…?


12 posted on 05/06/2023 8:25:23 AM PDT by TalBlack (We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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The problem is you don’t really need mad skills to hack a phone number like that, meaning every two-bit liberal hack can do what this guy did


13 posted on 05/06/2023 8:31:41 AM PDT by srmanuel
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And then give him a low paying job cleaning restrooms at a fast food restaurant!


14 posted on 05/06/2023 8:32:54 AM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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“The problem is you don’t really need mad skills to hack a phone number like that, meaning every two-bit liberal hack can do what this guy did”

I don’t doubt you on this. But this “hacker” guy had to somehow get Guv Noem’s personal cell phone number, in order to replicate it. This must take some doing


15 posted on 05/06/2023 8:34:18 AM PDT by dennisw
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Google spoofing a cellphone number

Here is one the first articles I read on the subject

https://smartphones.gadgethacks.com/how-to/make-spoofed-calls-using-any-phone-number-you-want-right-from-your-smartphone-0242383/


16 posted on 05/06/2023 8:35:26 AM PDT by srmanuel
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To: dennisw

True, Noem’s number is probably known to a number of reporters in South Dakota and that’s who gave it to him or who he stole it from


17 posted on 05/06/2023 8:37:54 AM PDT by srmanuel
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To: \/\/ayne

We try to impress upon our grandchildren the importance of considering all the consequences that will possibly result from their actions. Some people were never taught to be enter into such a thought experiment.

For instance, stealing that cookie just before dinner sounds like a good idea, but think of all the possible outcomes before doing so. Yes, the cookie will taste good now, but what if the result is missing out on one of those just-baked brownies that your mom is about to take from the oven that she has planned for dessert. Now, you don’t get a brownie. Was the cookie worth it? Consider the other possible outcomes from the one you wish before taking questionable actions.


18 posted on 05/06/2023 8:44:27 AM PDT by CFW (old and retired)
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To: srmanuel

BTTT


19 posted on 05/06/2023 8:50:52 AM PDT by Laslo Fripp (Semper Fidelis)
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To: srmanuel

Makes sense and thanks.......


20 posted on 05/06/2023 8:54:26 AM PDT by dennisw
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