
Andrea Austria / Media Matters
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As Ohioans decide on Issue 1, local outlets have been raising alarm about a dark-money group attempting to sway voters with misinformation
Voters throughout the state have reported receiving an eight-page mailer from Buckeye Reporter claiming that opponents of Issue 1 are “communists and allies of the LGBTQ community”
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Update (8/10/23): On August 8, Ohioans voted down Issue 1, with 57% of voters voting against the ballot measure.
Just before Ohioans were to decide whether to raise the amendment ratification threshold for their state constitution, residents received an eight-page mailer disguised as local news; however, the mailer came from a dark-money group creating “hyperlocal content” with a bias toward support of Issue 1, and local outlets were swift to dispel its credibility.