Skepticism urged as disinformation, voter suppression wash over Wisconsin

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Skepticism urged as disinformation, voter suppression wash over Wisconsin


Dave Bennett, left, and Jerry Burns, center, attend a class called How ‘Fake’ is the News? taught by Jack Mitchell at Christ Presbyterian Church in Madison on March 6. The class discussed how to identify misinformation in the news media. (Coburn Dukehart/Wisconsin Watch)

Late in July, President Donald Trump used his Twitter-powered megaphone to muse about postponing the Nov. 3 election, citing alleged — and widely debunked — concerns about mail-in voter fraud.

 

 


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