{"id":2200436,"date":"2024-03-16T15:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T19:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adult-site-founder-claims-ohio-gop-senate-candidate-morenos-alleged-profile-was-a-prank\/"},"modified":"2024-03-16T15:54:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T19:54:14","slug":"adult-site-founder-claims-ohio-gop-senate-candidate-morenos-alleged-profile-was-a-prank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adult-site-founder-claims-ohio-gop-senate-candidate-morenos-alleged-profile-was-a-prank\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult site creator says Ohio Senate GOP hopeful Moreno&#8217;s supposed profile was a joke"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fadult-site-founder-claims-ohio-gop-senate-candidate-morenos-alleged-profile-was-a-prank%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2200436&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Ohio Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno Cleared of Alleged Adult Site \u200cConnection<\/h2>\n<p>In a twist that steered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indicted-sen-bob-menendez-relishes-in-speculation-on-next-political-move\/\" title=\"Speculation swirls around Sen. Bob Menendez's next political step after indictment\">political \u200dconversations<\/a> away from policy debates, Ohio&#8217;s Senate hopeful, <b>Bernie Moreno<\/b>, found himself entangled \u2064in a \u2062story\u200b about \u200ba supposed adult website account. As the Ohio political sphere braced for impact, \u200da key figure\u2063 came forward to dissolve the narrative.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I\u200d reviewed \u2064all the available information and it showed that\u2063 the account had only a single visit, no\u200b activity, no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alleged-capitol-rioter-turned-in-by-bumble-match\/\" title=\"Alleged Capitol rioter turned in by Bumble match\">profile photo<\/a>, consistent with a prank or someone just\u2062 checking out the site. That\u2019s it,&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Andrew Conru<\/b>, the founder of Adult Friend Finder, confidently addressed the issue head-on. \u200cChallenging an Associated Press report, Conru&#8217;s statement\u2063 undid allegations from a 2016 hack claiming Moreno had an account in 2008 that was &#8220;looking for young guys to have fun.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Technology and Truth<\/h3>\n<p>As someone deeply entrenched in\u200c the digital landscape, Conru expressed how email access could be misused, urging for greater discernment:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s important to recognize that even temporary access to an email account is sufficient\u2064 to create a fake dating profile in someone else\u2019s name.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Politics and Foul Play<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s a sick, last-minute attack by desperate people,&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Moreno and \u200bhis camp didn&#8217;t shy away from\u2062 pointing fingers.\u2062 He, backed by his\u2064 wife Bridget, accused rival \u2064state \u200dSen. Matt Dolan of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hyper-partisan-fed-nominee-blocks-senate-banking-gop-on-twitter\/\" title=\"\u2018Hyper-Partisan\u2019 Fed Nominee Blocks Senate Banking GOP On Twitter\">political mudslinging<\/a>. Reflecting on past contentious \u200dpolitical showdowns, Moreno framed the\u200c claim as a desperate stab from an opposition losing ground.<\/p>\n<h3>A Family&#8217;s Defense<\/h3>\n<p>Bridget Moreno&#8217;s words delivered a potent mix of disappointment \u2062and assertiveness, showcasing a family&#8217;s stance \u2063against what they deemed reprehensible tactics:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;&#8230;simply because he&#8217;s losing this race is disgusting, disgraceful, and he should be \u200cembarrassed.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As this\u200d statement circulated, ripples of support and intrigue spread across the political and public \u200ddomains.<\/p>\n<h3>Rallying for Truth<\/h3>\n<p>Taking to\u200b social media, the Morenos condemned the attacks as\u2063 baseless, receiving considerable attention and support. Bernie Moreno&#8217;s\u2064 ability to rally endorsements from significant figures like former President Donald Trump suggested a potent counter-narrative to the claims.<\/p>\n<h3>Endorsements and Final Remarks<\/h3>\n<p>As Ohio geared up for a primary showdown, Moreno&#8217;s\u200d endorsements lined up like guardians of his character:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Former President Donald \u2064Trump<\/li>\n<li>Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Ted Cruz (R-TX)<\/li>\n<li>Many Republican Leaders and Voters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the grand scheme, the incident spotlighted the volatile and often personal battleground of politics. As the Morenos squared up\u200c against accusations with robust defense, the underlying message was\u200b clear: In the race for truth and\u200c trust, the electorate&#8217;s judgment remains\u200b the ultimate decider.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Site founder exonerates Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno from rumors of an adult website profile dating back to 2008, dismissing claims of seeking &#8220;young guys for fun<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2200437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24012578610221-1024x590.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2200436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24012578610221-1024x590.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2200436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2200436\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2200437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2200436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2200436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2200436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}