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Faked videos shore up false beliefs about Biden's mental health

  • Written by Dustin Carnahan, Assistant Professor of Communication, Michigan State University
imageJoe Biden faces a disinformation campaign promulgating the false notion that he is in cognitive decline.Gage Skidmore/Flickr, CC BY-SA

From Ronald Reagan in 1984 to Bob Dole in 1996 and even Hillary Clinton in 2016, candidate health has become a common theme across recent U.S. presidential campaigns.

The issue is poised to take on added significance...

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