Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Thursday that he is examining disinformation tactics used to undermine Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore during the special election to see if they violated state campaign laws.
According to a Thursday Washington Post report, the Republican attorney general learned of the effort, called Project Birmingham, from news reports, but has not launched a formal investigation.
Efforts to confuse voters included creating a misleading Facebook page curated to attract Republicans who did not want to vote for Moore.
Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), Moore’s successful opponent, has called for a federal investigation into Project Birmingham.
