“2024 is the first American presidential election year at this intersection of election-related mis- and disinformation and the rapid growth of AI generated content.
Misinformation spread rapidly through Pennsylvania during the 2020 election as the swing state faced baseless allegations about voting in Pennsylvania, perceived unfairness toward Republican poll-watchers and violations of election rules.
Sabir said the misinformation fighting efforts will target voters where they are, including social media, billboards and radio ads.
Fontes was recognized in May for his office’s work creating election security tabletop training exercises aimed to protect the state’s election infrastructure.
Bellamy said it’s critical to fight misinformation going into this election, and elections are gaining a lot of negative attention.
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