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==Election audit== |
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{{see also|Republican efforts to restrict voting following the 2020 presidential election#Arizona}} |
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Pulitzer claims to have invented a system for detecting fraudulent ballots |
Pulitzer claims to have invented a system for detecting fraudulent ballots using what he calls "[[kinematics]]", which he claims can identify whether a ballot has been mailed or not, saying "how can it be a mail-in ballot if it has no signs of ever being mailed?” <ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-12-16 |title= Expert Says Fake Ballots Can Easily Be Identified|work=Vision Times News|url=https://www.visiontimes.com/2020/12/16/tech-expert-jovan-hutton-pulitzer-best-known-for-inventing-the-qr-code-has-rattled-the-internet-with-his-claim-that-illegal-ballots-can-easily-be-identified.html|access-date=2021-05-16}}</ref> This system has been employed by the [[Arizona Senate]] Republican caucus, which hired four firms to audit the presidential ballots in [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]], including a [[Florida]]-based company called [[Cyber Ninjas]].<ref name="AP May 10">{{cite news|title=Inside Arizona’s election audit, GOP fraud fantasies live on|url=https://apnews.com/article/arizona-election-recount-b38a9205c306796f914d62bbad601587|date=May 10, 2021|agency=[[Associated Press]]|first1 =Jonathan J.|last1 =Cooper|first2 =Bob|last2 =Christie}}</ref> The audit in [[Arizona]] is intended to determine whether there was fraud involved in the [[2020 United States Presidential election]] results.<ref name="azmirror">{{Cite news |last=Duda |first=Jeremy |work=Arizona Mirror |date=2021-04-19 |title=Jovan Pulitzer, an icon among election fraud believers, will play a role in the Arizona election audit |language=en-US |url=https://www.azmirror.com/2021/04/19/jovan-pulitzer-an-icon-among-election-fraud-believers-will-play-a-role-in-the-arizona-election-audit/ |access-date=2021-04-30}}</ref> There is no evidence that fraudulent ballots were cast or that Pulitzer's "kinematic marker"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Roberts |first=Laurie |title=Arizona Senate's election audit is looking more absurd by the day |language=en-US |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/laurieroberts/2021/03/23/arizona-senate-election-audit-looks-more-absurd-day/6970122002/ |access-date=2021-05-16}}</ref> detection system works.<ref name="azmirror" /> The [[Georgia Secretary of State]]'s office issued a statement rejecting a claim by Pulitzer to have hacked Georgia's voting system.<ref name="ga-sos">{{Cite web |title=Fact Check: Georgia Senate Masquerades Failed Treasure Hunter As Hacker And Election Security Expert |url=https://sos.ga.gov/index.php/elections/fact_check_georgia_senate_masquerades_failed_treasure_hunter_as_hacker_and_election_security_expert |date=2021-01-01|access-date=2021-04-30 |work=Georgia Secretary of State}}</ref> Pulitzer is said to be the originator of the claim that Chinese ballots with paper containing bamboo are part of the claimed fraud.<ref name="Indie-Chinese" /> |
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==Works== |
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Revision as of 06:27, 17 May 2021
J Hutton Pulitzer | |
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| Born | Jeffry Jovan Philyaw |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | CueCat |
| Website | https://jovanhuttonpulitzer.org/ |
Jovan Hutton Pulitzer (self-styled as Commander Pulitzer[1][2] and formerly Jeffry Jovan Philyaw)[3][4] is an American entrepreneur and former treasure hunter[1] from Dallas, Texas,[5] known for inventing the widely-criticised CueCat barcode scanner,[6] and his marketing work including the online show Net Talk Live! and selling crystals.[7]
Marketing
From 1994-5 he was a marketing executive at Internet America in Dallas.[8] Known mononymously as Jovan, during the late 1990s he was a marketer and infomercial producer who ran the Dallas company Digital Convergence, saying he worked on Susan Powter's marketing campaign and promoting Tripledge Wipers.[8] He launched and co-hosted Net Talk Live from 1996 to 2001, a "triplecast" show about the internet that was broadcast on radio, TV, and online using RealAudio. It lasted 266 episodes and claimed to have a weekly reach of over 800 million households. The Dallas Morning News said they "do know something about computers, but spend most of the time laughing and talking about things such as where they had dinner last week."[9][8][10]
CueCat
As the chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Digital Convergence,[11] Pulitzer released the CueCat, a wired, handheld device that scanned barcodes printed in newspapers and other publications to allow readers to go directly to linked content on the then-nascent web without typing in the URL. Despite investments of $185 million from Radio Shack,[12] Coca Cola, General Motors,[4] Belo, and others, it was a commercial failure and sales never recovered after the discovery of a major security flaw and privacy breaches in 2000.[12] It was one of the most ridiculed products of the dotcom era,[11] and he changed his name following its failure.[4]
Intellectual property
He went on to run a patent holding company in Dallas.[13] His company J. Hutton Pulitzer and Co. in the mid 2000s sold bottled rainwater under the brand Purain[14] and crystals for over $100,000.[11] He claims to have filed over 100 patents[15] and to be the most prolific inventor since Thomas Edison.[10]
Treasure hunting
In 2016, Pulitzer appeared as a treasure hunter on The Curse of Oak Island on the History Channel.[5] He searched for the Ark of the Covenant and working with amateur historians from the Ancient Artifact Preservation Society he claimed that a sword found in the waters off Oak Island in Nova Scotia had "magical magnetic properties" and was evidence of Roman presence in North America and contact with the Miꞌkmaq, which a historian of that people dismissed.[1][9][16] An archaeologist and a science writer who criticised Pulitzer's claim and suggested the sword was a replica say he threatened to sue them.[16]
Election audit
Pulitzer claims to have invented a system for detecting fraudulent ballots using what he calls "kinematics", which he claims can identify whether a ballot has been mailed or not, saying "how can it be a mail-in ballot if it has no signs of ever being mailed?” [17] This system has been employed by the Arizona Senate Republican caucus, which hired four firms to audit the presidential ballots in Maricopa County, including a Florida-based company called Cyber Ninjas.[18] The audit in Arizona is intended to determine whether there was fraud involved in the 2020 United States Presidential election results.[19] There is no evidence that fraudulent ballots were cast or that Pulitzer's "kinematic marker"[20] detection system works.[19] The Georgia Secretary of State's office issued a statement rejecting a claim by Pulitzer to have hacked Georgia's voting system.[21] Pulitzer is said to be the originator of the claim that Chinese ballots with paper containing bamboo are part of the claimed fraud.[22]
Works
Pulitzer claims to have written 300 books on history.[16] His books include How to Cut Off Your Arm and Eat Your Dog: Plus, Other Recipes for Survival.[9]
Personal life
Pulitzer says he began in marketing aged 9, selling rabbit meat to restaurants.[8] He is divorced.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "State senators hear testimony of failed treasure hunter". Albany Herald. 2021-01-03. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ Pulitzer has no military record
- ^ Rogers, Tim (2021-01-04). "Jovan Philyaw (aka J. Hutton Pulitzer) Rides Again!". D Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ a b c Stanley, Alyse (2021-01-01). "Inventor Behind the Worst Gadget of All Time Jumps Onto Trump's Sinking Voter Fraud Ship". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ^ a b Hamilton, Bretney (2016-04-05). "Dallas inventor of infamous CueCat is now -- erm -- a full-blown treasure hunter". Dallas News. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Dallas inventor of infamous CueCat is now -- erm -- a full-blown treasure hunter". Dallas News. 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ Celeste, Eric (2003-04-10). "Crystal Clear". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ a b c d Bishop, Amanda; Bounds, Jeff (1999-12-05). "Philyaw's `secret' company planning new tech venture". BizJournals. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ a b c d Sliva, Vincent (2016-04-04). "Now With More Miscues". Central Track. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ a b Jackson, Adam (2014-12-24). "The Worst Tech Christmas Gift In History". Motherboard. Vice. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ a b c "Where They Are Now". Fast Company. 2004-03-01. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ a b Eborn, Andrew (2017-10-10). "The Failure Awards for defunct branding .. #9 :CueCat barcode scanner". The Drum.
To add to its woes, the feline company suffered a security leak when ...
- ^ Meyer, Katherine (2006-05-04). "The Best of the Worst". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ Celeste, Eric (2003-09-11). "Rain Barrels of Laughs". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Pulse". D Magazine. March 2003. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ a b c "Oak Island's Roman sword saga unsheathed". The Chronicle Herald. 2016-01-13. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Expert Says Fake Ballots Can Easily Be Identified". Vision Times News. 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ Cooper, Jonathan J.; Christie, Bob (May 10, 2021). "Inside Arizona's election audit, GOP fraud fantasies live on". Associated Press.
- ^ a b Duda, Jeremy (2021-04-19). "Jovan Pulitzer, an icon among election fraud believers, will play a role in the Arizona election audit". Arizona Mirror. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ Roberts, Laurie. "Arizona Senate's election audit is looking more absurd by the day". Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ "Fact Check: Georgia Senate Masquerades Failed Treasure Hunter As Hacker And Election Security Expert". Georgia Secretary of State. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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