This morning I read a post on a friend's Facebook page that said that "ANTIFA.com" typed into the web browser takes you to "JoeBiden.com," a fundraiser page for the Democrat candidate for president. Now, knowing that sometimes stuff can come up on Facebook that is not always true (shocking!), I tested the little theory. At roughly 6:30 a.m. CST, I used "ANTIFA.com" on my web browser, and I was taken directly to "JoeBiden.com," where an opportunity for me to donate to the campaign immediately popped up on the screen - don't worry, I did not donate.
Several other people also commented, and I noticed that one person even said it checks out as true on Snopes. Well, to be fair, Snopes called it "Mostly True," which to me is like saying, "I'm mostly fat,"...in the end, I'm still "fat" and the redirect for ANTIFA.com is still "True." (https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/antifa-redirect-joe-biden-website/)
According to several sources, this is not the first time that ANTIFA.com has pointed to Biden's page. At some point, maybe a month ago or so, it did and was stopped when questioned. As of 7:45 a.m., it was still pointing just fine to Joe's picture and a chance to donate.
Now, we need to be fair - anyone can change a nameserver at any point and have it point to another domain name. It's easy to do if you know what you're doing or if your hosting company has good tech support. So, whoever owns ANTIFA.com could simply be having the domain point to Biden's site without the campaign's knowledge. However, doesn't it seem like the campaign would take some sort of action?
If Biden's campaign is really concerned about a domestic terrorist organization having its domain point to his website, a public statement, a press release, or speech at the least should be made to state that Biden does not support or endorse ANTIFA should be made. To date, there does not seem to be one.
Further, if Biden's campaign was concerned, shouldn't in addition to a public statement, it consider some sort of legal action? It would be easy to file as a lawsuit against the hosting company to get the name of the ANTIFA owner and claim defamation of character. There is clearly defamation going on as the American voters come to believe Biden supports ANTIFA...naturally, it's only defamation if it's not true, right? So, where is the lawsuit?
The simple fact is, Biden is accepting visits to his website from anywhere. He needs visitors, he needs to reach out, and he doesn't care where a redirect comes from as long as the person reaches his site. At a time that Biden should be condemning the domestic terrorist actions of ANTIFA, he seems content to use them as a vehicle to get what he wants...The Presidency of the United States and that willingness to allow ANTIFA to play a role in the election should concern all Americans regardless of party.
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