Jack, nearly half of Americans get their news from social media. Unfortunately, for them, and us, social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, and Youtube have become a cesspool of misinformation and disinformation. In particular, these platforms have allowed conspiracy theories and lies about our elections to spread, unchecked. This is a big problem for our democracy.

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Even though social media platforms have vowed to do better at keeping mis- and disinformation in check leading up to the midterm elections, a recent study from New York University shows that poor policies and inconsistent enforced regulations have continued to amplify election lies.

Possibly the worst culprit is Facebook, which exempts politicians from their fact-checking rules. In other words, pro-Trump Republicans have gone hog wild spreading the Big Lie since November 2020 with little to stop them.

Not only have these lies eroded the trust in our elections, but in some states, they have served as the justification for newly passed laws that make it more difficult to vote. These laws could lead to tampering with how elections are run or even with how results are determined. It's a self-feeding cycle of lies cooked up by Trump and his cronies, spread by Republican users on social media platforms, resulting in action by Republican lawmakers.

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