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U.S. intel identifies disinformation campaigns ahead of election
With just over a week to go before elections, there's a new warning about threats, fake videos and propaganda all aimed at trying to fool voters. NBC News' Maura Barrett reports.Politics - NBC News - October 26 -
What Harris, Trump campaigns are zeroing in on ahead of Election Day
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are looking to emphasize their key campaign messages in the homestretch of the 2024 election. Both candidates also reacted to ...Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
Senegal enters last day of tense campaign ahead of key legislative election
Politicians in Senegal are wrapping up a tense electoral campaign ahead of a key legislative election this weekend that’s set to determine if the country’s newly-elected president can carry out ...World - ABC News - November 15 -
Bracing for election disinformation
Plus: NYT Needle may not work on election night {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Bracing for election disinformation It's Election Day. Polls across the country will close in the ...Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
'Feels kind of weird': Vance reflects and looks ahead as his VP campaign ends
Sen. JD Vance, who says running as Trump's VP pick has cost him friends, is wrapping up his by asking voters to not let political differences come between them.Politics - NBC News - November 4 -
This Group Refuses to Stop Tracking Disinformation
Though a larger coalition of fact checkers has disbanded, a team of students and researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle is still working to document how lies online threaten to ...Business - The New York Times - November 1 -
Sanctions for Russian disinformation linked to Kate rumours
A Russian network sanctioned by the UK for misinformation was linked to false rumours about the Princess of Wales.Top stories - BBC News - October 28 -
FirstFT: Media groups prepare for election night disinformation
Also in today’s newsletter, bets on US election volatility rise, and UK borrowing costs soarWorld - Financial Times - November 1 -
Democrats push to condemn GOP-backed hurricane disinformation
Democrats are pushing a resolution condemning the swell of disinformation peddled about recent major hurricanes that hit the Eastern Seaboard, including by politicians. In the wake of hurricanes ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
Rapid spread of election disinformation stokes alarm
Experts and political figures are sounding the alarm on the spread of election disinformation on social media, putting leading platforms under intense scrutiny in the final days of the presidential ...Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
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Disinformation from adversaries and Americans swamped 2024 election
The swirl of disinformation surrounding the 2024 election marked a new high for foreign influence efforts and the elevation of false claims by people within the U.S., raising questions about the ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
For Iran, disinformation comes just behind assassination
With the election of Donald Trump, Tehran has accelerated its efforts, putting disinformation just behind assassination as a malign state strategy.Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Georgia election official appeals to Musk over foreign disinformation on X
Brad Raffensperger says viral post alleging repeat voting in US state is likely from ‘Russian troll farms’World - Financial Times - November 1 -
US news groups brace for a storm of election night disinformation
Outlets that play a critical role in calling results are investing to counter distrust in mass mediaWorld - Financial Times - November 1 -
2 more Russian disinformation videos are circulating online, sources say
The disclosure brings to four the number of fake videos produced and distributed by Russia to mislead the American electorate that have been publicly identified in recent days by the U.S. government.Politics - CBS News - November 2 -
High early voter turnout shows Americans are more "resilient against the disinformation"
With 76 million Americans having voted early, CBS News election law contributor David Becker tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" those high numbers show that Americans "increased our ...Top stories - CBS News - November 3 -
Officials brace for a flood of disinformation and legal claims as Election Day finally arrives
Scores of lawsuits—many of them frivolous—have been filed, domestic and foreign actors are spreading false accounts of voter fraud, and former President Donald Trump continues to claim that the ...Politics - NBC News - November 5 -
2024 US Election Live Blog: Tracking Election Results, Extremism, and Disinformation
Join us for the latest on the US presidential election as we’re tracking extremism, propaganda, online disinformation, and the results themselves.Tech - Wired - November 4 -
Lichtman blames bad election prediction on disinformation, Elon Musk
Historian and political scientist Allan Lichtman is blaming disinformation and billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk for his incorrect prediction that Vice President Harris would win the presidency. ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Psaki: 'Disinformation space' on social media a 'core' issue behind Harris defeat
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki is blaming Vice President Harris's loss to President-elect Trump in part on disinformation. “One of the things that’s changed even since I got involved ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
First came the bots, then came the bosses - we’re entering Musk and Zuck’s new era of disinformation | Joan Donovan
Tech leaders’ politics are encoded into their platforms – and with Trump’s ascent, they have direct access to the Oval Office. I’m a researcher of media manipulation, and watching the 2024 US ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
A former staffer exposes how Russia's disinformation machine worked in Central African Republic
When Ephrem Yalike-Ngonzo was first approached in 2019 by a Russian who suggested he help promote the activities of the Central African Republic’s army and Russian forces in the country, the ...World - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Who is ahead in the polls?
An in-depth look at the polls and what they can and can’t tell us about who will win the election.Top stories - BBC News - November 5 -
Beyoncé campaigns with Harris in Houston
Beyoncé joins Vice President Kamala Harris at a Houston campaign rally focused on abortion rights. Harris’ campaign has already embraced the pop superstar's music, using “Freedom” as her entrance ...Top stories - NBC News - October 25 -
Harris campaigns in Philadelphia neighborhoods
Vice President Harris is campaigning across Philadelphia on Sunday in a last-minute appeal to voters in the critical battleground state of Pennsylvania. She tried to contrast herself with former ...Politics - The Hill - October 27 -
A Book that Explains the 2024 Campaign
We’re covering America’s working-class majority.Top stories - The New York Times - October 29 -
Campaign 2024, just for laughs
It's almost over! "Sunday Morning" Jane Pauley looks back at how TV's comics and late-night hosts have viewed the 2024 presidential election.Top stories - CBS News - November 3 -
Harris campaigns across Michigan
Vice President Kamala Harris made multiple campaign stops in Michigan on Sunday. The Harris campaign also touted its ground game, with volunteers knocking on millions of doors across the ...Top stories - CBS News - November 3 -
Consumer confidence surges ahead of election
American consumers are feeling more confident ahead of Election Day, but they’re still not as confident as they were before the pandemic, according to a new survey from The Conference Board, a ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Surprise polling! Is Harris pulling ahead?
What new data from Iowa could mean for the race... and Harris on the iconic SNLTop stories - BBC News - November 3 -
Looking ahead after a Trump victory
Robert Costa looks at the factors that helped decide the presidential election, including race, gender and class, as well as a global trend of rejecting incumbents following the economic ravages of ...Top stories - CBS News - November 10 -
Chinese hackers target GOP campaigns
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Chinese influence campaigns amp up worries over election meddling Reports of Chinese actors allegedly ...Politics - The Hill - October 28 -
Why Mark Cuban is campaigning for Harris
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban has emerged as one of Vice President Harris’s most visible surrogates, becoming the latest business leader to jump off the political sidelines in the final stretch ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Medicare campaign attack ads are baloney
Medicare is certainly on the ballot in next week’s election. The fate and future direction of the program is going to be heavily influenced by budget math. But that doesn’t mean voters can rely on ...Business - MarketWatch - November 2 -
Harris wraps campaign with focus on Pennsylvania
Vice President Harris campaigned in Pennsylvania to make a final push on Election Day eve, hoping momentum can help her break ahead in the must-win Keystone State. Harris on Monday traversed ...Politics - The Hill - November 4 -
Five blunders that marred the Harris campaign
The mis-steps that hurt the vice-president’s chance to win the White House — in videoWorld - Financial Times - November 6
