False information could play a critical role in what is expected to be a razor-thin race to the White House between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
Harry J. Louis holds up a sign reading "They lie, we vote," during a rally by members of South Florida's Haitian-American community to condemn hate speech and misinformation about Haitian immigrants in North Miami, Florida, US, Sep 22, 2024. Untruths on issues ranging from voter fraud to false stories about the candidates have spread rapidly on social media, often amplified by artificial intelligence tools.
Washington has accused foreign actors of seeking to interfere with the vote by spreading false claims, with intelligence agencies specifically calling out Russia, Iran and China for election influence campaigns.Major changes to the social media landscape have allowed disinformation to spread more easily, leading to fears it could play a critical role in what is expected to be a razor-thin race to the White House.
Justin Buchler, an associate professor of political science at the Case Western Reserve University, said online platforms could find it tricky to discern truth from falsehoods. “Probably, most people who spread disinformation doing it unknowingly,” said Darren Linvill, co-director of Clemson University’s Media Forensics Hub, adding that some may be locked in an echo chamber.
On that day, die-hard supporters of then-president – and current Republican nominee – Donald Trump stormed the Capitol to prevent Joe Biden from taking office, believing poll results were fraudulent.
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