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Don't let your vote get stolen – 5 essential reads about disinformation in 2020

  • Written by Jeff Inglis, Politics + Society Editor, The Conversation US
Who's manipulating what you know before you vote?AntonSokolov/Shutterstock.com

As the 2020 election season heats up, there will be a massive number of people competing for your vote. Only some of them will be legitimate candidates.

The vast majority will be information warriors, people who seek to confuse you about what is truth and what is fiction...

Read more: Don't let your vote get stolen – 5 essential reads about disinformation in 2020

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