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Fake Washington Post Reporter Offers Cash for Damaging Info on Roy Moore

At least one person in Alabama has received the automated call.

At least one individual in Alabama has received a robocall from an individual impersonating a Washington Post reporter and offering money in exchange for being “willing to make damaging remarks” about Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore. “Hi, this is Bernie Bernstein, I’m a reporter for the Washington Post calling to find out if anyone at this address is a female between the ages of 54 to 57 years old willing to make damaging remarks about candidate Roy Moore for a reward of between $5000 and $7000,” the robocall says. "We will not be fully investigating these claims however we will make a written report." Moore, mired in a sexual misconduct scandal first reported by the Post, is facing heavy pressure to step aside from the race. Post executive editor Marty Baron released a statement saying “the call’s description of our reporting methods bears no relationship to reality. We are shocked and appalled that anyone would stoop to this level to discredit real journalism.”