There's been a fake phone call going around pretending to be President Joe Biden. It's telling people in New Hampshire not to vote in the primary election. The call is thought to be made by a computer, and we don't know who's behind it. The Trump campaign says they had nothing to do with it. The message in the call says that Republicans are trying to trick Democratic voters into not participating in the primary, but that's not true. People can vote in both the primary and general elections. The New Hampshire attorney general's office says the voice in the call sounds like President Biden's, but the message is fake. They say it's an illegal attempt to mess with the election, and they're telling people to ignore it.

The fake calls were made to look like they were coming from the phone of Kathy Sullivan, a former leader of the Democratic Party in New Hampshire. She's part of a group that supports Biden. Sullivan is really mad that her personal phone number was used without her permission. She says it's a clear attempt to interfere with the election. An app that stops robocalls called Nomorobo thinks the calls were made between 5,000 and 25,000 times.

The White House has confirmed that the audio in the calls is fake, and Biden's campaign manager is criticizing them. They say it's an effort to stop people from voting and mess up fair elections. In the New Hampshire primary, people from both the main parties are choosing who they want to be their candidate in the general election. Biden's name won't be on the primary ballot, but some Democrats in the state are telling people to write in his name. They made this decision after Biden changed the voting schedule and New Hampshire isn't the first state to have a primary anymore. It's very likely that Biden will win in New Hampshire and become the Democratic nominee for president again.

Original news source: Fake Biden robocall tells voters to skip New Hampshire primary election (BBC)

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1. What is a fake phone call?
2. How would you feel if someone used your personal phone number without your permission?
3. Do you think it's fair to interfere with an election? Why or why not?
4. What do you think is the purpose of the fake phone calls?
5. How do you think the people who received the fake calls felt?
6. Do you like the idea of robocalls? Why or why not?
7. What do you think should happen to the person or group behind the fake calls?
8. How would you react if you received a fake phone call like this?
9. Do you think it's important for people to participate in elections? Why or why not?
10. What do you think can be done to prevent fake phone calls like this in the future?
11. How do you think the fake calls could affect the election results?
12. Do you think it's fair for some Democrats to write in Biden's name in the primary election? Why or why not?
13. How do you think the fake calls could impact people's trust in the election process?
14. What do you think could be the consequences of interfering with an election?
15. How would you feel if you were the person responsible for making the fake calls?

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