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Misinformation to guard against on Election Day
Nov 5, 2024

Misinformation to guard against on Election Day

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Derek Tisler of the Brennan Center for Justice discusses how minor glitches can be amplified into conspiracy theories and spread quickly. He encourages voters to learn more, participate more, and share their concerns with election officials.

It’s Election Day and even though the campaign may be over, the battle over misinformation is not.

Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams spoke with Derek Tisler, counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice, about some of the misleading online narratives voters should expect to see and how to deal with them.

This conversation is part of “Marketplace Tech’s” limited series “Decoding Democracy.” Watch the full episode here or on our YouTube channel.

More on everything we talked about

“Election Rumors in 2024” from the Brennan Center for Justice

Election Day Errors” from the Brennan Center for Justice

How Arizona is preparing for AI-powered election misinformation” from Marketplace Tech

In U.S. swing states, officials brace for conspiracy theories and violence” from Reuters

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