Barbara McQuade on the Disinformation That's 'Sabotaging America'

Barbara McQuade on the Disinformation That's 'Sabotaging America'

By early January 2021, 61 courts and the U.S. Justice Department under Donald Trump had rejected the former president's claims that he'd lost the 2020 election because of fraud. Nevertheless, fed by Trump and those who believed the election disinformation he spread, the Stop the Steal movement flourished and culminated in the January 6 Capitol insurrection. University of Michigan law professor Barbara McQuade has dissected the manipulative messa…

Unpacking Disinformation In The 2024 US Presidential Election

The 2016 U.S. presidential election is often cited as a watershed moment for digital disinformation campaigns – revealing the vulnerability of democratic