Discourse of a trial involving a foreign influence campaign targeting Obama and Trump spiraled into a claim that Obama has been arrested. This is False.
Rapper Prakazrel"Pras" Michel was convicted of charges related to an international conspiracy to influence Obama and Trump. Former President Barack Obama was not indicted.
Fugees rapper Prakazrel"Pras" Michel was convicted April 26 of charges related to an international political conspiracy that targeted former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump."Barack A.r.r.e.s.t.e.d Next-! Obama C.a.m.p.a.i.g.n took $30 Million ILLEGALLY From Commie China F.u.g.i.t.i.v.e!" the caption of an April 29Yes, the post really used that many periods.
Obama was not arrested or indicted in relation to the ongoing trial, and prosecutors have not indicated his campaign knew about the foreign influence scheme. The fugitive in the case is a Malaysian national. The post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed.
During the episode, Johnson speculated about Obama potentially being arrested because of campaign finance violations. He floated the idea that people overlooked money funneled illegally to the Obama campaign, while people went after Trump for"bookkeeping violations," a reference to
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