Deceptive Tactics in 2024 US Presidential Election

Groups with Republican ties are using deceptive means to promote third-party candidates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West in swing states to benefit Donald Trump by siphoning off votes from President Joe Biden. This tactic is deeply troubling to Democrats who fear a repeat of the 2016 election where third-party candidates played spoiler. Legal issues may arise due to the involvement of outside parties in signature gathering efforts.

Deceptive Petition Gathering in Solano County, California

Residents in Solano County, California, were misled by petition gatherers who were collecting signatures for a zoning initiative by Silicon Valley billionaires under the guise of other causes like improving roads and preventing benefit cuts. The billionaires aim to rezone land for a new city development, but residents felt deceived and pressured to sign petitions with misleading information.