RNC Website Prank
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- Rena RoweWashington Examiner
- Al Jazeera StaffAl Jazeera
- Brendan RasciusThe Independent
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RNC Website Prank. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/4075
“RNC Website Prank.” The Aporia, 13 Oct. 2026, https://the-aporia.com/event/4075.
“RNC Website Prank.” The Aporia, October 13, 2026. https://the-aporia.com/event/4075.
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The website, gopdallas2026.com, advertises itself as the “2026 RNC Midterm Convention” site and promotes information about next week’s event.
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- 4 Sep
The website, gopdallas2026.com, advertises itself as the “2026 RNC Midterm Convention” site and promotes information about next week’s event.
Coverage 3 articles
5 Sep Prankster built GOP midterm convention lookalike website - that just sends people to the Epstein files
The Independent
4 Sep Mock Republican convention website redirects users to Epstein Files
Al Jazeera
4 Sep Fake RNC midterm convention link reroutes to DOJ Epstein files website
Washington Examiner
Built 2026-10-13 from 3 articles. Every sentence on this page is quoted from the linked article; nothing was written by a model except the Summary and the items marked AI, which cite their sources, and the questions and labels under "Disputed". Photos are from the outlets that covered the story, never from articles our check marks sensitive.