联邦上诉法院推翻了Douglas Mackey对散布选举谎言的定罪。 Federal appeals court overturns Douglass Mackey's conviction for spreading election falsehoods.

联邦上诉法院推翻了对Douglas Mackey的定罪。 此人是一位右翼影响力者,因在2016年总统选举期间在社交媒体上传播谎言而被判有罪。 A federal appeals court has overturned the conviction of Douglass Mackey, a right-wing influencer who was found guilty of spreading falsehoods on social media during the 2016 presidential election. 麦奇因转发暗示希拉里·克林顿支持者可以通过短信投票的模因而被判处七个月监禁。 Mackey was sentenced to seven months in prison for reposting memes suggesting Hillary Clinton supporters could vote by text message. 法院裁定政府未能证明Mackey明知故犯地同意参与阴谋影响选举。 The court ruled the government failed to prove that Mackey knowingly agreed to join a conspiracy to influence the election.