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Associated PressDecember 20, 2016

A story claiming Florida is set to recount votes in the presidential election because of fraud is untrue. The story posted on bipartisanreport.com on Dec. 6 was headlined: “Florida Moves For FULL RECOUNT Of State Over Massive Voter Fraud.” It received more than 73,000 likes, comments or shares on Facebook before it was removed from […]

Scott PowersDecember 14, 2016

A number of popular internet-connected toys including children’s tablets, a talking stuffed bear and smart watches are vulnerable to hacking that could expose information about the child and the parents’ credit cards, according to a new cautionary report released Wednesday by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson. Nelson’s report, “Children’s Connected Toys: Data Security and Privacy Concerns,” […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterOctober 11, 2016

Rep. Carlos Curbelo is calling on the FBI to monitor Florida’s elections systems ahead of the 2016 general election. Attorneys for the Miami Republican sent a letter to FBI Director James Comey Monday, asking the FBI to “closely monitor the election systems and databases in the State of Florida to ensure attempts to breach Florida’s election […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 12, 2016

Stealing elections, even presidential ones, is an American political tradition dating back to the beginning of our nation. Think about those hanging chads in Florida, or Mayor Daley stuffing the ballot box in Chicago for JFK. But stuffing the ballot box is about to be taken to a new level in the race for the […]

Associated PressJuly 27, 2016

Donald Trump encouraged Russia on Wednesday to find and make public missing emails deleted by his presidential opponent, Hillary Clinton, setting off an instant debate over hacking and his urging of a foreign government to meddle in American politics. Shortly after Trump’s extraordinary remarks, his Republican running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, took a different […]

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Fact check: Florida not recounting election votes

Bill Nelson warning about cyber attack vulnerability of toys

Carlos Curbelo calls on FBI to monitor Florida’s election systems

Steven Kurlander: Redefining a political hack: The dangerous obsolescence of the electoral process

Donald Trump to Russia: Uncover, release deleted Hillary Clinton emails