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Facebook, Twitter spell out how they’ll handle real and false claims of election victory
Nov 3, 2020

Facebook, Twitter spell out how they’ll handle real and false claims of election victory

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Social media companies announce steps to make it clear when a candidate has won the election or has not. Plus, stock futures up on Election Day. And, a closer look at companies giving their employees paid time off to vote.

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The case for making Election Day an official holiday

Nov 3, 2020
Andrea Hailey, CEO of the nonprofit Vote.org, thinks making Election Day a national holiday would go far in increasing turnout.
"A lot of these businesses know that it's within their business interest to make sure that people can participate and vote," says Vote.org CEO Andrea Hailey.
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Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Jay Siebold Technical Director
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director