To fight disinformation in a chaotic election year, Ruth Quint, a volunteer for a nonpartisan civic group in Pennsylvania, is relying on tactics both extensively studied and frequently deployed.
Many of them, however, may also be futile.
The problem: “I don’t have any idea if it’s working or not working,” said Ms. Quint, the co-president and webmaster of the League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh, her home of five decades.
“I just know this is what I feel like I should be doing.”Holding the line against misinformation and disinformation is demoralizing and sometimes dangerous work, requiring an unusual degree of optimism and doggedness.
Increasingly, however, even the most committed warriors are feeling overwhelmed by the onslaught of false and misleading content online.
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Ruth Quint, ”, Quint, “
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League of Women Voters, ”
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Pennsylvania, Greater Pittsburgh