OT: One problem: she doesn't exist...

[Alan Baker]

'On Saturday night, Trump used Twitter to thank a supporter named Nicole
Mincey (aka @protrump45), a self-described “black conservative” who
sells Trump merchandise. Back in June, the conservative website the
Daily Caller ran a profile of the ardent Trump fan, describing her as
someone who “grew up in poverty” and who was inspired to vote for Trump
after she realized Obama “did not do a good job for African Americans.”
The Daily Caller also said that “she has demonstrated extreme bravery
for being a voice of black conservatism,” and that she was “a beautiful
representation of black Republicans and overall minority conservatives.”
There’s just one small problem: Nicole Mincey doesn’t actually exist.'

<http://www.vogue.com/article/trump-twitter-bots-fake-accounts-nicole-mincey>

'Sadly, Nicole Mincey isn’t the only Trump bot out there pushing
pro-Trump propaganda and merch. Over the weekend, several Twitter users
pointed out a number of fake accounts that have all been using photos of
T-shirt models in order to create fake personas online. One Trump bot
account (which has also been recently suspended) pulled a photo of a
“trendy Hispanic girl” (that is the actual search term) from apparel
mockup site Placeit, which allows users to promote their T-shirt designs
on models. The profile photo of “Nicole Mincey” was also pulled from
that site, as were a number of other fake accounts featuring photos of
primarily African-American and Latino fans. (If you can’t win minority
voters over, make them up!) On Sunday, Placeit condemned the use of its
images for identity fraud and said it will be reporting every instance
of it.'

[-hh]

Heard some on this story yesterday ... Apparently, using a Stock Photo for your profile
is a common trend on a fake account - and it looks like the Stock photography company
who owns the pics is getting engaged to protect their IP. So not only are these bot folks
Liars and Fakes, they're also literally a Theif too.


-hh