A group styling itself the “Wisconsin Poll Watcher Militia” makes crazy claims on Facebook about sending armed members to polling places to intimidate Democratic voters. Local media pick up on it, election officials begin to look into it, rival Facebook pages pop up to “watch the watchers.” But then the “group” says it was just trolling all along. Caitlin MacNeal reports on the wackiness in Wisconsin.
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