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5 types of misinformation to watch out for while ballots are being counted – and after

  • Written by Kate Starbird, Associate Professor of Human Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington
imageMail-in and absentee ballots, like these being processed by election workers in Pennsylvania, are a subject of misinformation spreading across social media.AP Photo/Matt Slocum

With no clear winner yet in the presidential election, there’s an opportunity for partisan activists, conspiracy theorists and others to exploit public uncertainty and...

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