Robocalls Claiming Voters Would Get “mandatory Vaccines” Result In $5m Fine

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | adamkaz) The Federal Communications Commission issued a $5.1 million fine against pro-Trump robocallers who targeted Black people with calls promoting a conspiracy theory that the government would use mail-in voting records "to track people for mandatory vaccines." The calls also falsely claimed that mail-in voting would be used by police to "track down old warrants" and by credit card companies to collect outstanding debts. The FCC voted 4–0 to issue the fine against John Burkman (aka Jack Burkman), Jacob Wohl, and J.M.