{"id":126165,"date":"2025-07-09T13:01:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T21:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/07\/09\/shared-fake-memes-not-proof-of-conspiracy-to-spread-election-disinformation-appeals-court-says\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T13:01:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T21:01:10","slug":"shared-fake-memes-not-proof-of-conspiracy-to-spread-election-disinformation-appeals-court-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/07\/09\/shared-fake-memes-not-proof-of-conspiracy-to-spread-election-disinformation-appeals-court-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Shared Fake Memes Not Proof of Conspiracy to Spread Election Disinformation, Appeals Court Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Second Circuit, in an opinion authored by Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston, directed the lower court to enter a judgment of acquittal for alt-right internet personality Douglass Mackey.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" 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