by Marissa Linn | Nov 17, 2020 | University of Chicago
Even though the 2020 Presidential Election was called on November 14th, escaping election news seems impossible. The last week has seen Trump’s legal team file a plethora of lawsuits over supposed voter fraud and their subsequent failures. So far, at least 18...
by Molly Portwood | Oct 23, 2020 | University of Chicago
In 2016, American trust of mass media was at an all-time low. Gallup found that of 1,020 adult Americans surveyed, 32% reported having a “great deal/fair amount” of trust in the media. When sorted by party affiliation, Gallup found that 51% of Democrats, 30% of...
by Hallie W | Apr 24, 2020 | Rollins College
Fake news as a political influence is not a recent development, but partisan differences strengthening in United States democracy paired with increasing distribution through online media outlets has brought symptoms and solutions to a national debate. The April 2018...
by Ian Mcgrail | Dec 9, 2019 | Salem State University
During the last five years, Russian-organized spreads of disinformation over various social media platforms have undermined democracy in the United States. The crusade Russian platforms have waged...
by Alexa Keith | May 7, 2019 | University of Chicago
On May 6, 2019, a drone dropped flyers outside of an Ariana Grande concert in Sacramento. The flyers read, “the press is the enemy”, “mob organized crime”, “police state/fascism”, and featured images of a swastika. It’s safe to say, “Fake News” has taken the West by...
