Anti-Issa Video Played Role in Facebook Shutdown of 'Defend East County' Group
Share This Article:Image of Darrell Issa in video labeled “A message from Q,” the supposed leader of the far-right QAnon conspiracy cult. A video attributed to “Q” calls Darrell Issa someone who protects child abusers and opposes President Trump. It urges a vote for a founder of the Defend East County private group on Facebook.Support Times of San Diego's growthwith a small monthly contribution The video, posted Oct. 26 on Vimeo, apparently played a role Saturday in Facebook shutting down DEC, as it’s called, according to a person involved in alerting Facebook. The controversial group was created in the wake of the La Mesa riots in May. The video ends with the repeated suggestion to “write in” Justin Haskins, a DEC founder, presumably for the 50th Congressional District race in East County that includes Issa. Haskins’ group reached 22,000 members, and he now posts via at least one other group — DEC Conservatives, which includes a DEC logo but lists only 889 members.
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