Disinformation in the 2020 Election

Episode 15 November 27, 2020 00:26:15
Disinformation in the 2020 Election
The Hinckley Report
Disinformation in the 2020 Election

Nov 27 2020 | 00:26:15

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Show Notes

Panelists look back on some of the major stories of the 2020 election to unpack the impact of disinformation on voters. Many polls miss the mark during election season but their role during election night remains influential. Social media informs many voters, but seems to cause further polarization. Is there any room for civility in American politics? RonNell Anderson Jones,Affiliated Fellow at Yale Law School's Information Society Project and the Lee E. Teitelbaum Endowed Chair and Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, Boyd Matheson, opinion editor for the Deseret News, and Max Roth, anchor with Fox13 News join host Jason Perry on this week’s Hinckley Report.

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