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Despite the Salacious Details, Trump’s Alleged NY ‘Hush Money’ Actions Covered Up Serious Campaign Finance Violations

April 2, 2024April 2, 2024

On the eve of former President Donald Trump’s first criminal trial, the media has focused on the salacious details, but not as much on the cover-up of less titillating campaign finance violations.

YouTube Will No Longer Remove 2020 Election Fraud Disinformation. Will False Claims Go Unchecked?

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023

YouTube announced June 2nd that it will no longer remove disinformation about fraud in the 2020 election. Does this change mean that election disinformation will go unchecked for 2024?

Advocacy Groups Call Out Social Media Platforms for Not Enforcing Their Own Election Disinformation Rules

October 16, 2022October 16, 2022

Democracy advocacy groups raised the alarm last week with social media companies, citing a lack of enforcement against misinformation and disinformation on their platforms. Such posts continue to undermine confidence in our elections.

American Democracy Minute for Aug. 8, 2022: Will Meta-Facebook Help Prevent Election Disinformation in the Midterms?

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022

For over a year, the democracy advocacy group Common Cause has been voicing concerns that Facebook, now Meta, was pulling back on efforts to fight election disinformation. With the midterms upon us, are we being protected from disinformation by domestic and foreign bad actors?

American Democracy Minute for May 12, 2022: Courts & Legislatures Scramble to Finish Voting Maps in NY, MO & FL

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022

As states near their primary election dates, legislators, redistricting commissions and the courts are scrambling to finish new voting maps, including today’s states, New York, Missouri and Florida.