Man arrested for alleged election interference using Twitter

The US Department of Justice said it has charged a man for allegedly spreading misinformation on Twitter during the 2016 presidential election. Douglass Mackey of West Palm Beach, Florida, who went as ’Ricky Vaughn’ on Twitter, is accused of conspiring to trick voters to waste their vote. He allegedly encouraged people to cast their vote via text or social media, effectively disenfranchising them