This week, the citizens of Atlanta get to vote for their new Mayor, and one of the candidates, Felicia Moore, has reportedly promised to shut down all strip clubs in Atlanta if voted to become the Mayor.
I’m sure most citizens of Atlanta haven’t heard of Felicia Moore’s plans to close down all strip clubs in the city if she becomes the Mayor, and if they’ve heard, she’s likely not to win the election.
According to Moore, though, these are all lies spread by the rapper TI.
As Atlanta voters head to the polls Tuesday to select the city’s next mayor, a disinformation campaign has popped up to discredit one of the two contenders. Spread by rapper T.I. on Instagram, an article from MTO News falsely claimed that Felicia Moore wants to close all the strip clubs and bars.
T.I. claims that people’s livelihood and enjoyment are in danger if Moore has her way. He then tells people to vote for Moore’s opponent Andre Dickens.
There’s just one hitch; there’s no indication that Moore is trying to destroy Atlanta’s nightlife. A nearly five-year-old video was shared in the egregious article to “prove” Moore’s desire to shut down all the strip clubs, except she doesn’t say what the article claims.
A quick google search shows several other sites are running with this claim without any attempt to verify the accuracy of the allegation. As recently as Monday night, it was again reiterated that Moore does not want to get rid of Atlanta’s nightlife. In a tweet, an Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter dispelled the false info.
The hashtag #ByeFelicia is currently trending on Twitter, and it’s aimed at voting against Felicia Moore to prevent her from closing down strip clubs in Atlanta.
In other videos circulating on Twitter, Felicia Moore denied promising to shut down strip clubs if voted Mayor for Atlanta.
Flip to the next page for the tweets about #ByeFelicia.