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Wild Feed@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 days ago

A Conspiracy Theory About QR Codes Has Led to Chaos Ahead of Georgia’s Midterms [paywall - archive link in post]

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A Conspiracy Theory About QR Codes Has Led to Chaos Ahead of Georgia’s Midterms [paywall - archive link in post]

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Wild Feed@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 days ago

A Conspiracy Theory About QR Codes Has Led to Chaos Ahead of Georgia’s Midterms

The state of Georgia banned the use of QR codes for elections, based in part on the assertions of a man who’s boosted false claims about Israel and 9/11. Now no one knows how ballots will be counted.

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The guy sounds certifiable, but also as a rule of thumb, I don’t trust companies that sound like they were founded by Lex Luthor

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