Current Events > Joe Biden Wins Nickelodeon's Kids' Vote Despite Bot Cheating Attempts

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Tmaster148
10/27/20 10:49:26 PM
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https://variety.com/2020/politics/news/joe-biden-wins-nickelodeons-kids-vote-bot-cheating-1234817252/

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has emerged victorious from Nickelodeons 2020 Kids Pick the President Kids Vote but even the mock election was not free of outside interference.

According to a statement from Nickelodeon, cheating was first detected on Oct. 21 after online forums were found to be discussing how to fraudulently vote on the Kids Pick the President website. After employing a voter certification tool, Nickelodeon identified that more than 130,000 bot-generated votes had been cast and subsequently removed them.

Biden received 53% of the Kids Vote, and current President Donald Trump had 47%. Over 90,000 individuals cast a ballot from Oct. 20 to Oct. 26, with one vote allowed per household device.

Though kids are not of an age to vote, Kids Pick the President is a platform where their voices do count, and they deserve to be heard. And just as kids value honesty and fairness, so do we at Nickelodeon, the network said in a statement. Therefore, out of respect for kids everywhere and in the spirit of civic responsibility, we present the name of the winner based on votes cast fairly and within our stated guidelines of one vote counted per household device.

The results were revealed during tonights Nick News: Kids Pick the President special hosted by Keke Palmer. The special went over the basics of voting and gave kids a chance to voice the issues they care most about in the upcoming election, such as the COVID-19 response, racial inequality and the environment. It also included a performance from Young Dylan and appearances by Asher Angel, Tyra Banks, Joshua Bassett, Brie and Nikki Bella, Nicole Byer, Miranda Cosgrove, Stephen Curry, Skai Jackson, DJ Khaled, Liza Koshy, Peyton List, Jace Norman, Kel Mitchell, Usher and Maddie Ziegler.

Nickelodeons Kids Vote initiative has been held during every presidential election since 1988 and is designed to raise kids awareness of the electoral process. According to Nickelodeon, kids have correctly chosen the next U.S. president in six out of the past eight elections.

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BilalPowell
10/27/20 10:52:11 PM
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Not a single kid voted for Kanye?

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WilliamPorygon
10/27/20 10:53:31 PM
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How do they confirm all the voters are under 18?

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DirkDiggles
10/27/20 10:53:43 PM
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They didn't vote for DeezNutz either.

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VipaGTS
10/27/20 10:55:17 PM
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Trumpers so insecure they literally tried to steal a nickelodean election lmao

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Smashingpmkns
10/27/20 10:55:56 PM
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47%. Imagine an ardent Trump supporter under the age of 18 lol this country is fucked
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NES4EVER
10/27/20 10:56:08 PM
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The funniest part is he still lost.

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VitalGetPrank
10/27/20 10:56:33 PM
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Tmaster148 posted...
According to Nickelodeon, kids have correctly chosen the next U.S. president in six out of the past eight elections.
Let me guess, 2000 and 2016?

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aarrgus
10/27/20 10:58:56 PM
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VitalGetPrank posted...
Let me guess, 2000 and 2016?

2004 and 2016. They picked W. in 2000.

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Rathinor
10/27/20 10:59:13 PM
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Tmaster148 posted...
According to a statement from Nickelodeon, cheating was first detected on Oct. 21 after online forums were found to be discussing how to fraudulently vote on the Kids Pick the President website
LMFAO! Trumpists are hilariously incompetent
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BilalPowell
10/27/20 11:00:39 PM
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aarrgus posted...
2004 and 2016. They picked W.
Figured they would in 2000. People thought of him as a kid because he had a famous dad.

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Shadowplay
10/27/20 11:03:40 PM
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Pretty sad that these kids won't realize that it isn't normal to have a president like Trump.

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Duncanwii
10/27/20 11:04:37 PM
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Shadowplay posted...
Pretty sad that these kids won't realize that it isn't normal to have a president like Trump.

Trump is an outlier. He'll be gone soon enough and a real President will take over.
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Anteaterking
10/28/20 7:39:41 PM
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BilalPowell posted...
Figured they would in 2000. People thought of him as a kid because he had a famous dad.

Yeah, I remember people in my (granted R leaning) elementary school voting for Bush because it would "be cool for a father and son to be president". Sorry, John Quincy Adams.

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COVxy
10/28/20 7:41:55 PM
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VipaGTS posted...
Trumpers so insecure they literally tried to steal a nickelodean election lmao

Lmao, this.

Like, I just can't comprehend who would feel the need to spend time trying to game a nickelodean poll.

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IdiotMachine
10/28/20 7:42:02 PM
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What about the article makes you think the fake votes were for Trump?

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KiwiTerraRizing
10/28/20 7:45:17 PM
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Dan The vote is a scam, let me smell your toe jam Schneider

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UnholyMudcrab
10/28/20 7:49:07 PM
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Smashingpmkns posted...
47%. Imagine an ardent Trump supporter under the age of 18 lol this country is fucked
I was in high school back in 2012 when Todd "Legitimate Rape" Akin ran for the Missouri Senate seat. There was a little mock election in the school and Akin won the vote by something like 10 points. I remember just feeling bad for the kids who voted for him, since a lot of them were likely just aping what they were hearing their parents say at home.

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COVxy
10/28/20 8:19:20 PM
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IdiotMachine posted...
What about the article makes you think the fake votes were for Trump?

We find these truths to be self-evident.

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Quicksilver
10/28/20 8:25:09 PM
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But when they distrusted the votes geographically Trump actually won thanks to the electoral college.

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BeyondWalls
10/28/20 8:33:41 PM
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Tmaster148 posted...
President Donald Trump had 47%
We failed our youth.

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Kami_no_Kami
10/28/20 9:49:00 PM
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Sounds like 4chan alright...
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