Fake News

New tag line - "Fake News."

First up, a story shared by Lefty on Twitter.
"Shelby County voter registration applications surge, but many deemed invalid"

The writer from the Commercial Appeal points out that voter registration applications are up. There have been 30,000 since August elections,  and the normal is 10,000, according to a quoted election official.

However, 55% of the applications are invalid. Most commonly seen reasons to invalidate the applications are
- Duplicate applications
- Incomplete applications
- Felons attempting to register to vote

The article goes on to say:

A number of groups, including I am a Voter and the Tennessee Black Voter Project, have submitted thousands of voter registration applications. The Tennessee Black Voter Project has submitted the most – nearly 9,000, as of Friday.  

The Tennessee Black Voter Project worked with five local organizations, including Rise Up North Memphis and Up the Vote 901, to ramp up voter registration this election cycle. The statewide organization, based in Nashville, announced plans earlier this fall to register 55,000 Tennessee voters before the Oct. 9 deadline.



Now, let's take the spin off, and report this for real...

The Rifleman's Headline
Tennessee voter ID laws prevent ineligible persons from unduly influencing elections.

Add this statement
Felons know they cannot vote, the general population knows they cannot vote twice. And what kind of person leaves a voter application incomplete? Perhaps someone with something to hide?

At this point, cite the same statistics, and end with a question:
The question must be asked: why are these organizations having so many ineligible applications turned in? Only two reasons exist: malice or stupidity.  The result is the same regardless of reason. It might just be a blatant attempt to illegally sway an election. 


What say you?