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Far-Right Activists Charged over Robocalls Targeting Black Voters in Michigan

HeadlineOct 02, 2020

In Michigan, conservative hoaxers and conspiracy theorists Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman face four felony charges over robocalls targeting Black voters in Detroit and other cities. The recorded messages falsely claimed that voting by mail could subject voters to arrest, debt collection and forced vaccination.

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