One state’s experience underscores how pervasive false and misleading information has become in the country’s electoral process, online and off.
Tag: Project: Democracy
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Brazil Confronts a Momentous Bolsonaro vs. Lula Election
Brazilians head to the polls on Sunday in an election between two political heavyweights that could have global repercussions.
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Their America Is Vanishing. Like Trump, They Insist They Were Cheated.
The white majority is fading, the economy is changing and there’s a pervasive sense of loss in districts where Republicans fought the outcome of the 2020 election.
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For Trump’s Backers in Congress, ‘Devil Terms’ Help Rally Voters
In vilifying tweets and speeches, G.O.P. lawmakers who contested the election have far outpaced other Republicans and Democrats in fueling polarization.
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The Ins and Outs of America’s Shrug at the Threat to Democracy
With voters distracted by other issues and election denial flourishing, the country has what academics call a legitimacy problem.