Strange Robocall Pretends To Be A Washington Post Reporter Seeking Damaging Information On Roy Moore
Tuesday afternoon, Alabama broadcaster WKRG reported on a strange robocall that appeared to impersonate a Washington Post reporter named "Lenny Bernstein" seeking "damaging remarks" from women about Senate candidate Roy Moore. The caller's name has also been heard as "Bernie Bernstein."
When Pastor Al Moore, one of the people who received the call, sent an email to the address provided, it bounced back. There is no reporter named Bernie Bernstein at the Washington Post, but there is a reporter at the post named Lenny Bernstein. However, he covers public health issues, not politics:
The call appears to be an attempt to discredit the original report alleging sexual misconduct against Roy Moore, which was published last Thursday. Since then, five women in total have come forward to accuse Moore of assault, misconduct, or pursuit of a minor.
The call offered "between $5,000 and $7,000" for "a female between the ages of 54 to 57 years old willing to make damaging remarks about candidate Roy Moore," framing the original report as a matter of bribery. It also brazenly used antisemitic tropes, giving the reporter a stereotypical Jewish-sounding name.
The Post responded by 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."
