Voter suppression tactics have long targeted communities of color but the efforts of two right-wing activists using robocalls to target Black voters in the 2020 presidential election highlight just how "sophisticated" these methods have become, voting rights experts warn.
Far-right operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman sent 85,000 robocalls targeting Black voters in an attempt to scare them from voting by mail in October 2020. Their actions violated the Voting Rights Act and Ku Klux Klan Act, a judge ruled last week.
