Misinformation: How and why people spread rumors is key to understanding how false information travels and takes root

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“most misleading election rumors stem not from false or manipulated evidence but from misinterpretations and mischaracterizations…. the problem is not just about bad facts but also faulty frames, or the mental structures people rely on to interpret those facts.” - The Conversation

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dgszweda
Thu, 10/31/24 2:35 pm

This is a good article. On frameworks define misinformation. You are starting to see this now in Pennsylvania as the misinformation is starting to flow about election fraud already. Something is seen through the lens, that "the election is rigged", therefore fraud is taking place, ignoring the fact that what is taking place is legitimate or misconstrued because the observer is not educated on a particular process.

It is interesting to see the fallen man in all of this. Man who is made in the image of God, has a creative nature. In addition, he seeks to exalt himself and make himself a god. Knowledge is a key attribute of a god. Man seeks to increase his knowledge. He creates machines that consume information and allows himself to increase in knowledge. Instead of that increase in knowledge moving himself toward God through Truth. It has invariably created knowledge that is tainted. The more knowledge that man creates, the more he distances himself from Truth. We have more knowledge at our fingertips today than at any time in history, and yet it does nothing but breeds misinformation and untruths. The closer man seems to get to God, in actuality the farther he distances himself from God.

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JD Miller
Fri, 11/01/24 10:08 pm

There is misinformation from both sides every election cycle, but there are also some verifiable cases that should not be ignored.

Trump camp takes victory lap following election case legal win in Pennsylvania | Fox News

The Trump campaign notched a legal victory on Wednesday, when a Pennsylvania court issued an injunction extending mail-in ballot applications by one day following a lawsuit from the Trump campaign.

Many believe that this was a clear case of voter suppression and the court proposed a remedy. Many of the cases were thrown out in 2020- not on merit, but on standing. It seems that the legal teams are better prepared this election cycle. When the courts take allegations seriously and find a remedy it goes a long way to restoring voter trust in the system.