Jude Joffe-Block
Stories
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U.S. accuses Russia of sophisticated influence campaigns against U.S. voters
The U.S. government accused Russia of trying to interfere with this year's elections and announced new steps to counter those actions.
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The GOP is making false claims about noncitizens voting. It’s affecting real voters
As the election nears, false rhetoric about noncitizen voting is having a real impact as some GOP officials are scrutinizing voter rolls and questioning some voters’ registrations.
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Republicans' false claims of illegal voting for Democrats are hurting some citizens
False and unproven claims have been circulating for months about noncitizens voting in the next election. Now the rhetoric is having consequences.
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Trump tries to claim that a picture of thousands of Harris supporters was faked
In Detroit last week, Harris and Walz were greeted by thousands of supporters. But former President Donald Trump and his supporters have tried to claim that a photo of the real crowd was fake.
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What the J.D. Vance couch jokes say about social media this election season
Political jokes and rumors are going viral in a busy presidential campaign season, making it even harder to tell truth from falsehood. Candidates on both sides of the aisle are feeling the effects.
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To fight bad information, a project taps trusted messengers in immigrant communities
As news outlets contract and falsehoods circulate online, researchers want to know if trusted community messengers can help link people to quality information.
