Roy Moore winning the Alabama Senate seat in the close election race with Doug Jones is fake news. There is no truth to a report that Moore won the special election for the Senate seat left vacant by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Where did this fake news originate? Potatriot Post published the fake news article reporting that Moore won the Alabama Senate seat.
An email from the Alabama Secretary of State to the Roy Moore campaign has been leaked to the Associated Press. A staffer in the main newsroom told our reporter in the field that they should have the second verification they need to release the news by 10 AM Friday that Roy Moore has won the Alabama special election.
The news, which will come as a shock to many, is exactly what Moore was expecting once the votes of American patriots in the military came in and the reason why he refused to concede the race to Jones.
However, there is no truth to the above story. Rather, Alabama officials on Dec. 28, 2017 pushed aside a legal challenge from Moore and certified Jones as the winner of this month’s Senate election. An Alabama judge dismissed Moore’s last minute lawsuit to delay certification of the Alabama special election results until a “thorough” investigation of “potential election fraud” was conducted.
The New York Times reported that Jones’s margin of victory was 21,924 votes, with more than 1.3 million ballots cast. Moore has not conceded his losses in the 2006 or 2010 Republican primaries for governor, and there is speculation that he might run for governor or attorney general.
“As I said on election night, our victory marks a new chapter for our state and the nation,” Jones said. “I will be an independent voice and work to find common ground with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to get Washington back on track and fight to make our country a better place for all.”
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The fake news article was later stolen by a “real” fake news website by the name of “patriotunited.club” which Hoax Alert noted is part of a network of sites that has previously stolen content from other sites. Patriotunited does not include a satire disclaimer with the content.
Here are some reactions on social media to Moore’s lawsuit and the certification.
I"m not a lawyer, but I know a lil bit. Isn"t an affidavit supposed to say something like "under penalty of perjury?"
Since his phrase "under oath" is vague and therefore completely meaningless?
— Andrew Brennan (@andbrnn) December 28, 2017
Roy Moore"s case for throwing out the Senate election results in Alabama is at least as plausible as Donald Trump"s claim that he actually won the popular vote in last year"s presidential election. https://t.co/Bm5n888aCE
— Jacob Sullum (@jacobsullum) December 28, 2017
Just read there were claims he took a polygraph test after election to prove he was innocent of charges. Don"t know why he didn"t do it before the election. https://t.co/D7LhW5kJEe
— Gail Digilio (@1grandmamean) December 28, 2017
By the way: Roy Moore falsely blaming his loss on “voter fraud” — rather than on the fact he was a stupid, hateful, embarrassing, shameless, unpopular, child molesting cartoon caricature of a Southern bigot — does real lasting damage to the legitimate cause of election integrity.
— Jerry Christmas
(@JerryDunleavy) December 28, 2017
I didn"t vote for you, Roy. I voted for Doug Jones. As did my husband and next door neighbors. So, deal with that and please go away.
— D lind (@Sannbailey) December 28, 2017
Well, Judge Roy Moore is officially a loser, but we knew that (and then some) all along. Let him govern his horses. Keep him away from people.
— Kimberly Ross (@SouthernKeeks) December 28, 2017
Well God is clearly in His glory now that He has placed Doug Jones in office. I only see one fraud. Thy name be @MooreSenate
— Lisa Anselmo (@Lisa_Anselmo) December 28, 2017
What did you think of the fake news that Moore won the Alabama Senate seat? Did you believe the fake news or see people sharing it falsely on social media? Let us know in the comments section.
Photo Credit: @MooreSenate
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