Tag: 2020 Election

If cable news giants continue on their race to the bottom, they will get there sooner than they expect.

Surveillance footage emerged this week of the GOP chairwoman for Coffee County, Georgia, escorting members of the tech firm SullivanStrickler into an elections office the same day as an alleged breach that is under investigation by state authorities.

Let’s break down the media coverage and dominant opinions around the claim, and highlight the main facts, myths, disagreements and disconnects.

Social media platforms rely heavily on people’s behavior to decide on the content that you see. In particular, they watch for content that people respond to or “engage” with by liking, commenting and sharing.

In the aftermath of the 2020 Presidential Election, a lot of debate has ensued around election procedures in the United States — heightened by allegations of voter fraud or voter suppression — which has led to hundreds of laws being proposed in nearly every U.S. state that would make significant changes to the voting process.

Georgia’s newest voting legislation has stirred up a hurricane of political sensationalism and media bias this month, leaving much of the public confused about what the law actually does and why it remains controversial. The bill, titled “Election Integrity Act of 2021” or SB 202 , was...

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. On Wednesday, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States in Washington, D.C. by Chief Justice John Roberts. The ceremony was scaled back amid the COVID-19 pandemic , and more than 20,000...

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Congress certified President-elect Joe Biden's victory early Thursday after tallying states' Electoral College votes. Shortly after, President Donald Trump released a statement saying "there will be an orderly...

Political polarization in the United States has been on the rise , with partisanship and gridlock increasing in Washington. This impedes the country’s ability to overcome urgent challenges. Affective polarization, such as increased animosity towards political opponents, is especially...