Arrests of alleged non-citizen voters in California create a media spectacle, false rumors of overseas absentee ballot fraud in Michigan and more ...

In recent weeks, our election rumor research team has surfaced numerous social media posts where people have expressed confusion, concern and even doubt about the safety and security of voting by mail ...

On X, the “rigged election” crowd is pushing rumors around a video clip of election workers in Arizona, working late at night, allegedly doing something nefarious.

DHS reports misconstrue vulnerabilities as having been exploited, “Ballot Dumping” in Valley Center misleadingly suggest mass voter fraud, and prediction markets already advertising election ...

Self-described election integrity organizations have developed new tools and repurposed existing infrastructure, including phone apps, to encourage the capture and digital sharing of “evidence” of ...

A hallmark of truly democratic elections are their unknown outcomes, accompanied by attendant uncertainty and anxiety — transfers of power and surprise victories are part of the democratic process.

This is part of an ongoing series of rapid research blog posts and rapid research analysis about the 2024 U.S. elections from the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public. On February ...

The digital information environment, which many people rely on to stay informed about breaking news events, has been changing rapidly. Despite falling usage statistics following its ownership change ...

The following analysis from researchers at the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) examines emerging online narratives involving “ballot trafficking” ahead of the release of ...

The old adage “seeing is believing” can no longer be said about media on today’s internet, thanks to the rise of generative AI and the anticipated deluge of synthetic content on social media. Just ...