Online Troll Named Microchip Tells of Sowing Chaos' in 2016 Election
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The two social media influencers teamed up online years ago.Both had large right-wing followings and pseudonyms to hide their real identities.One called himself Ricky Vaughn, after a fictional baseball player portrayed in a movie by Charlie Sheen.The other called himself Microchip.In 2016, prosecutors say, they set out to trick supporters of Hillary Clinton into thinking they could vote by text message or social media, discouraging them from the polls.
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