Sanders Tricked by Russian Pranksters

[RandySF]

Russian pranksters claim they called U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders pretending to be climate activist Greta Thunberg and offered Thunberg's support to his campaign.

Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov, who have fooled many high-profile victims around the world, posted a recording of the phone call on YouTube on Thursday.

The call itself took place in early December, but the duo decided to release it more than two months later because of Sanders' success in Iowa and New Hampshire, Kuznetsov told the Associated Press in a Skype interview.

In the recording, an unnamed female pretends to be Greta, and Stolyarov plays her father, Svante.

They offer to lend support to the campaign of a man who identifies himself as Sanders, and the man welcomes it.

The 78-year-old Sanders suggests that 'Greta' make a statement in his support and that they do an event together when she next comes to the U.S. 'I would be really appreciative,' he says.



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8006711/Russian-pranksters-posing-Greta-Thunberg-trick-Bernie-Sanders-phone-call.html

[BusyBeingBest]

1. How stupid. Not Bernie, although all campaigns should make sure

of their contact information to avoid this. But what a stupid prank. It doesn't approach funny.

[JohnnyRingo]

2. Sounds like they failed to convince.

I didn't hear Sanders announce he had her support so someone must have checked it out right after the bogus call. I wouldn't even mention it if I were them.

[defacto7]

3. That's the most likely scenario

The perps didn't get the response they were after so they published it. Fits like a bad glove.

[Voltaire2]

4. Trick seems to have failed.

Other than that, a devastating attack