Saw this in my little local paper:
https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2020/09/fact-checking-misinformation-social-media/
“… It is not uncommon to have a friend, parent or elected representative share an article pushing the ‘Pizzagate’ conspiracy on Facebook, or go on a Twitter diatribe about how COVID-19 contact tracers are spying on them. (They aren’t.) …”
https://firstdraftnews.org/latest/2020-local-fellows/
“ Fellows will work from Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin to monitor disinformation and the best strategies to counter it for local newsrooms.”. (Swing states)
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