Voters are likely to encounter rumors, hearsay, and misinformation. Here are some tips for navigating social media on Election Day, and in the days or weeks that follow.
There's also a lot of useful information on, including authoritative results from election officials, the latest news about candidates and races, and the perspectives of the voters casting ballots.
In Georgia in 2020, a water leak at a site where ballots were being counted was used to spin a far-fetched tale of ballot rigging. In Arizona, the choice of pens given to voters filling out ballots led to similarly preposterous claims. Misinformation thrives when people are looking for information to explain something they don't understand. That creates a big opportunity for those looking to confuse or mislead voters.
"Anytime people don’t understand something, there’s a vacuum that needs to be filled," said A.J. Nash, vice president for intelligence at ZeroFox, a cybersecurity firm that has been tracking election misinformation this year. "The question is: What ends up filling that vacuum?"If you’re looking for election results, go to local and state election websites and trusted local and national news outlets.
A well-rounded media diet heavy on authoritative, trustworthy sources can help people avoid falling for, or spreading, misinformation, according to Bhaskar Chakravorti, who studies technological change and society and is the dean of global business at the Fletcher School at Tufts University.
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