2024 is a busy year for democracy! More countries will hold elections this year that at any point in the next two decades to come. So perhaps more than ever, it’s critical that we take a look at the growing amount of misinformation that threatens to influence or subvert these elections.
In this first episode in an ongoing series about misinformation, we speak with Tom Siegel to get a primer on what misinformation is, how it impacts our elections, and what we can do to mitigate those effects. Spoilers: Misinformation isn’t going away anytime soon.