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How disinformation spreads — and how to stop it

caption: Voters cast ballots at a polling place on Nov. 6, 2018 in Kirkwood, Missouri. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Voters cast ballots at a polling place on Nov. 6, 2018 in Kirkwood, Missouri. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Even beyond fear-mongering lies about immigrants eating pets, misinformation and disinformation about the election is again spreading online.

Renee DiResta helped lead a Stanford institution that aimed to fight election disinformation, until, in an Orwellian twist, it also became the target of disinformation. She talks with Here & Now‘s Scott Tong. Her latest book is “Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality.”

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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