UW researcher shares more on the strategy and spread of misinformation as we approach Election Day

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UW researcher shares more on the strategy and spread of misinformation as we approach Election Day

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Published on Nov 4, 2024, 1:06:58 PM
Total time: 00:17:40

Episode Description

Misinformation around election season has been spreading, including false claims that  Donald Trump is not appearing as a candidate on Oregon’s Voter Pamphlet to some Pennsylvania ballots being destroyed.

Stephen Prochaska is a doctoral student at the University of Washington Information School and a graduate research assistant at the Center for an Informed Public. He joins us to share more on the strategy behind the spread of misinformation and what to expect before, and after, Election Day. 

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