Posted on 11/10/2020 1:29:41 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
As supporters of President Donald Trump continue to spread baseless allegations of voter fraud, a new theme is emerging in their attacks on the election's legitimacy.
Widespread allegations that President-elect Joe Biden "stole" the election are now tinged with unfounded claims that media outlets are rescinding their calls of certain states or are changing their projections in ways that disfavor Biden. These claims are untrue. But they continue to circulate virally on social media and show how, for online platforms, the problem of misinformation is as serious as ever.
Misinformation and security researchers warn of the long-term consequences of allowing false claims to spread.
"Think how hard it will be to get folks who don't believe in the election results to take public health measures the new administration puts in place," tweeted Karen Kornbluh, a misinformation expert at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
James Lewis, a security expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said social media platforms "need to be more aggressive in removing hysterical claims of election cheating."
"A failure to remove the posts increases the chance of violent acts by those reading the posts," he added.
But some experts warn that for some internet users, it may already be too late.
"What I predict we'll continue to see is consolidation around a couple of narratives that have more staying power that fit into this false meta-narrative of voter fraud that continue and persist," said Kate Starbird, an associate professor at the University of Washington. "These will persist for years or even decades, unfortunately, because people are very motivated to both participate in them and believe them."
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Someone need to tell CNN there is no such thing as President Elect.
Wow, CNN has got religion.
CNN is The Godfather of misinformation!
Funniest headline of the day.
“Think how hard it will be to get folks who don’t believe in the election results to take public health measures the new administration puts in place,”
Good.
All lies as always.
How can you no longer be what you never were?
CNN. The quintessential misinformation channel.
four years these assholes pushed false stories about Trump
police officers, and the Conservative populace at large
now they try to use reason they couldn’t grasp for four
years
go pound sand idiots - we’re on to you
we’ve been on to your for decades
Which channels, which states?
Perhaps if the fake news media had the intellectual honesty to at least call Pedo Joe PRESUMPTIVE pres elect maybe they’d have a shred of credibility. Or not
Misinformation Channels.Something like CNN,MSNBC,ABC,CBS. They’re the ones that fail to realise that Old Infirm Joe Biden is No longer the President Elect. A Position he stole through voter fraud. Suck On this CNN.
I’m a “ misinformation analyst” and I analyze this article as : BS.
XiNN ... you’re disinformation provider.
Exactly. We’ve had enough “health restrictions” already.
Misinformation BS!
He’s not president elect until the electoral college votes or Trump concedes!
The only one spreading misinformation here is the Clinton News Network.
WORDS MEAN THINGS
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