A Lie Can Travel: Election Disinformation in the United States, Brazil, and France

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On the first day of voting in the 2018 Brazilian presidential elections, a video circulated online that ostensibly showed an electronic voting machine “auto-completing” a vote intended for Jair Bolsonaro, turning it instead into a vote for Fernando Haddad, the other top candidate. The video, which wrongly implied that the voting system was rigged in Haddad’s favor, was amplified by Flávio Bolsonaro, senator and son of Jair Bolsonaro. This is hardly an isolated example. Election disinformation is spreading around the world, undermining trust in democracy. Mis- and disinformation about elections is especially concerning given their central role in the health of any democracy. Across the world, various strategies have been proposed or implemented by governments, social media platforms, and civil society in an attempt to mitigate the impact of mis- and disinformation. What can we learn from these experiences and how can we better address the problem? In this report, we focus on false or misleading narratives about electoral processes, election outcomes, political parties, political candidates, and the perceived legitimacy of election officials. This report examines election disinformation and the interventions proposed to combat the problem in three countries: the United States, Brazil, and France. There is much to be learned by taking an international perspective on how election disinformation spreads and can be mitigated. We use these three countries as case studies. URL: https://cdt.org/insights/cdt-and-kas-report-a-lie-can-travel-election-disinformation-in-the-united-states-brazil-and-france/

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