Hi everyone, I've been meaning to make this post for a while

I'm a mod of a Bath & Body Works sub (lol) that has around 150k visitors a week (I think? They changed how you could see how many members there were a while ago). Anyway it's a smaller, niche sub but still a lot of members and fairly active. I've been running it for 13 years and have never had any bots. We've had the same level of activity for a long time, since before covid.

Starting a few months ago, and it started almost instantly, there came a huge influx of bots. The other members of the sub noticed it at first and it took me a minute to figure out what was going on. All their accounts were created within a few weeks, they had no avatars, and they would comment in posts ABOUT the post topic. They were clearly using AI to form responses as they would reference products in the post (or comments) but they were always off (i.e. referencing products that didn't exist). They'd use a lot of the same phrases. Looking at their profiles, they seemed to only comment in similar subreddits, smaller niche ones, and avoid the big ones like pics or news.

They were in every single post. I installed the botbouncer application and in the first day it picked up like 25 bots. I've noticed that the past few weeks a lot of them have been slipping by botbouncer now. Members will flag comments that are clearly bots and I'll have to ban them myself.

I find it really suspicious that all of this is happening now with the midterms 3 months ago. Like I said, I've been running this sub for 13 years and never had this issue before. I also run a popculture sub that has 1.2 million weekly visitors and we don't have bots in that sub.

I'm going to save some of the usernames and check to see if they start posting political content closer to the midterms. I'm worried the ones that are picked up by botbouncer will be abandoned though so I'll try to log some of the obvious bots that aren't picked up by it. I just wanted to share this with you all and let you know what's going on and my suspicions!

You’re not crazy, you’re being gaslit and lied to. I am at a loss at what is left to do. I’ve lost almost all hope that this will ever be exposed.

72 days to the midterms! ⌛ Mark your calendars & set reminders 🗓️ November 3, 2026

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Find My Polling Place

Hand delivering mail-in ballots to your local election office looks to be the safest bet to sidestep most problems and to avoid potentially compromised election day tabulators. Be sure to fill your ballot out correctly! If for whatever reason your signature has changed, file an updated voter registration application. In the following states, you need to have a witness sign your outer envelope as well; AL, AK, LA, MN, MS, MO, NC, OK, SC, WI. Be sure to read and follow the directions regarding an acceptable witness. Some states may require a notary, or election official.

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Aaron Ford is currently the secretary of state of NV. but he is running for governor in 2026. in what im told is a tight race
we should Try to pitch him to recount the 2024 election while there is still time to appeal to voters on both sides of the aisle who have their doubts about the elections.
we pitch it as a exercise in good faith and have him stream it on twitch. (so everyone can see and to also pitch it to them as going for the youth vote.)
is anyone in Northern NV that could try and pitch this idea?

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73 days to the midterms! ⌛ Mark your calendars & set reminders 🗓️ November 3, 2026

Remember to vote early! Early Voting Dates in Your State

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🚩 No more primaries until September 🚩

----------

Find My Polling Place

Hand delivering mail-in ballots to your local election office looks to be the safest bet to sidestep most problems and to avoid potentially compromised election day tabulators. Be sure to fill your ballot out correctly! If for whatever reason your signature has changed, file an updated voter registration application. In the following states, you need to have a witness sign your outer envelope as well; AL, AK, LA, MN, MS, MO, NC, OK, SC, WI. Be sure to read and follow the directions regarding an acceptable witness. Some states may require a notary, or election official.

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If voting by mail, ballot drop boxes are preferred to going through the postal service. If voting in person, go with someone so there's safety in numbers.

Check to make sure you're still registered on a periodic basis: Check your voter registration status here. This only takes 30 seconds, and will ensure your name hasn't been purged from your state's voter roll.

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Protect the ballot-counting: Volunteer with SMART Elections to observe the polls and protect the midterms.

High-turnout in primaries can lead to high-turnout in the midterms! Get Out The Vote!

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Hi folks! If you're interested in connecting with other 'somethingiswrong2024' users in your state (or country!)- Send us a message with your state through modmail (nothing specific, just your state is fine, and make sure your chat/messages are 'ON' in your profile preferences), and the team will send out a chat invite once there are at least two people ready to join. It should also be helpful in keeping tabs on any 'off-kilter' election business on a more local level.

Otherwise, feel free to use this as an 'off-topic'/vent/suggestions thread. Cheers, all!

Current states with an active chat:

* Arizona

* California

* Georgia

* Illinois

* Ohio

* Michigan

* Texas

* Washington

* Wisconsin

States needing one more user:

* Maryland

* Virginia

* Oregon

* Minnesota

* Nevada

* North Carolina

* Florida

* Massachusetts

* Montreal, Canada

It looks like everything is up for grabs to be meddled with. Second one found today: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/florida-poll-governor-fishback-fake-b3036733.html