Amanda Seitz, Author at Greenfield Recorder

Visitors to New York’s Times Square as they walk past the Armed Forces Recruitment Center. Before Election Day, politicians are expected to spend more than 1 billion to pelt voters with millions of cheap online ads, which can be tailored to a voter’s most personal details — down to one household or even a single individual.

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Online ads still vulnerable to manipulation in US election

by Barbara Ortutay Associated Press, and Amanda Seitz Associated PressJanuary 31, 2020

Older men in Arkansas might see a close-up photo of President Donald Trump pumping his fist in the air, along with a message asking them to donate $30 to his campaign for a Super Bowl commercial.Middle-aged women in California might see a photo of…

File - In this June 14, 2015, file photo a Turkish soldier offers water to a Syrian refugee child after crossing into Turkey from Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey. As Turkish forces invaded northern Syria in early October 2019, supporters of the offensive launched an online misinformation campaign. Dozens of misleading images claiming to show Turkey’s soldiers cuddling babies, feeding hungry toddlers and carrying elderly women spread across Twitter and...

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Twitter accounts push propaganda photos of Turkish soldiers

by Amanda Seitz Associated PressNovember 8, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks during a photo opportunity with members of the 2019 U.S. Special Olympics athletes and staff, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Trump’s harsh words on ‘squad’ reinforce dark posts online

by Jill Colvin Associated Press, and Amanda Seitz Associated PressJuly 19, 2019

In this screenshot made from a Facebook page, a search result for "solar energy governor" in Facebook's Ad Archive shows ads that were falsely promising social media users that they could "get paid to go solar." Hundreds of ads running on Facebook for more than a year promised that governors across the country had signed off on big tax breaks for U.S. homeowners who wanted to install new solar energy panels. But the tax incentives didn't exist. (Facebook via AP)

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Scammers peddling bogus tax breaks find traction on Facebook

by Amanda Seitz Associated Press, and Mae Anderson Associated PressApril 2, 2019

In this image taken from video, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, right, and Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson appear at a news conference in Chicago, Tuesday, March 26, 2019, after prosecutors abruptly dropped all charges against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, abandoning the case barely five weeks after he was accused of lying to police about being the target of a racist, anti-gay attack in downtown Chicago. The mayor and police chief blasted the decision and stood by the investigation that concluded Smollett staged a hoax. (Mitch Armentrout/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

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Chicago: Smollett owes $130K for investigation

by Amanda Seitz Associated Press, and Herbert G. McCann Associated PressMarch 29, 2019

Actor Jussie Smollett talks to the media before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

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Prosecutors dismiss charges against actor Smollett

by Amanda Seitz Associated Press, and Michael Tarm Associated PressMarch 26, 2019

Law enforcement personnel gather near the scene where an active shooter was reported in Aurora, Ill., Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune via AP)

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Police say 5 killed in suburban Chicago shooting

by Carrie Antlfinger Associated Press, and Amanda Seitz Associated PressFebruary 15, 2019

In this September 2017 photo provided by Monte Gerlach Photography Dr. Tamara O'Neal poses for a photo. O'Neal, an emergency room physician at Mercy Hospital in Chicago, was shot and killed by a gunman outside the hospital Monday, Nov. 19, 2018. (Monte Gerlach Photography via AP)

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Gun violence at Chicago hospital leaves 4 dead

by Amanda Seitz Associated Press, and Don Babwin Associated PressNovember 20, 2018