John,

Election Day is a fruitful time for conspiracy theories to take hold. We saw how a number of lies surrounding the legitimacy of the 2020 election led to violence at the Capitol and impacted public trust in our democratic process.

Conspiracy theories have already begun to circulate in the past few days. And their impact is crystal clear. Just take a look at last week’s headlines:

Pelosi Attacks Highlight Rising Fears of Political Violence - NYT, Disinformation is a midterm elections threat that could keep millions of voters at home, analysts say - USA Today, Feds warn that domestic violent extremists pose threat to midterm elecitions, CNN

It’s up to us to challenge dis- and misinformation during and after the election. The George Washington Initiative is working on innovative technology to detect and combat DisMis ecosystems. But we can’t do it without your help.

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