Christopher Wylie, the whistleblower who revealed Cambridge Analytica's, or CA, links to Facebook and the sharing of millions of people's data, claimed the Brexit referendum was victorious as a result of online campaign “cheating” by pro-Brexit groups Vote Leave, BeLeave, the DUP and Veterans for Britain.
Appearing before British MPs at a Parliament Committee, he said “It makes me so angry, because a lot of people supported leave because they believe in the application of British law and British sovereignty. And to irrevocably alter the constitutional settlement of this country on fraud is a mutilation of the constitutional settlement of this country.”
Questioned about the inner workings of the tech company and its links to Brexit campaigns, Wylie said he and fellow colleagues turned whistleblowers – Shahmir Sanni and Darren Grimes – were manipulated and instructed on what to do by Vote Leave lawyers, according to RT.
When asked by a conservative MP if “over-spending” on the online campaign “would have affected the result?” Wylie replied: “First, if someone is caught doping in the Olympics, no one asks if that made the different to them winning the race. You should not win by cheating.”
The joining of campaigns or sharing finances, something practices by the BeLeave and Vote Leave campaigns, are prohibited under U.K. law.
“Conversion rates” witnessed by the online advertising campaigns were “incredibly effective,” in favor of the Brexit vote, Wylie affirmed. He contended that had it not been for “cheating” the result would have been different.
Wylie cited Canadian firm AIQ in his comments before parliament. He said the company, which allegedly collaborated with the Vote Leave campaign, also developed a software that was used to identify Republican voters. It also distributed violent “anti-Islamic” images to intimidate voters in Nigeria.