Domain Names and Digital Misdirection

[chris]

We've seen this sort of thing in politics before, but it seems to be going to whole other level in the US election:

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/02/16/for-jebbush-com-a-mystery-wrapped-inside-a-domain-name/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ill-you-see-where-tedcruzforamerica-com-goes/

Mr. Trump has been in headlines for URL redirect issues of his own. After Mr. Trump finished second-place in the Iowa caucuses, the URL Loser.com redirected to Mr. Trump’s entry on Wikipedia. It is now sending people to rapper Kanye West’s Wikipedia entry.

These articles refer to a bunch of other articles, I won't link to all of them, but it's worth reading