Opinion | 2020 election coverage was rife with authoritarian language, study finds Should journalists stoop to the language used by political campaigns? November 27, 2023 Brittany Shaughnessy
Mike Johnson sought to overturn 2020 election. As House speaker, he’ll oversee 2024 certification Johnson’s term runs through at least early January 2025 — meaning he will preside over the House as it votes to accept the 2024 election results October 27, 2023 Amy Sherman
Opinion | After going viral for her 2020 election coverage, this Georgia reporter is closing her one-person news site In her parting editorial, owner/reporter Robin Kemp urged readers to support nonprofit news, noting that news deserts see more public corruption. September 13, 2023 Angela Fu
Dominion-Fox lawsuit: Here’s a look back at false claims about the voting machine company Long before Dominion sued Fox for defamation, PolitiFact fact-checked claims about the company and its supposed influence over the 2020 elections. April 18, 2023 Jeff Cercone
Opinion | The Dominion-Fox News trial hasn’t even started and there’s already news The judge ruled on several pretrial motions, told Fox’s lawyers they have a ‘credibility problem’ and ended the day by scolding the Fox legal team. April 12, 2023 Tom Jones
Opinion | Fox News, Jan. 6 and the 2020 election: the story that won’t go away Every few days, a little more of the curtain is pulled back on how the cable news giant operated during some of the most divisive times in US history. March 9, 2023 Tom Jones
Opinion | What are the chances Fox News loses the lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems? One legal expert told the Los Angeles Times, ‘From a defense lawyer’s perspective, it gives me the cold sweats reading this.’ March 2, 2023 Tom Jones
Opinion | Rupert Murdoch admits Fox News personalities — but not the network — endorsed election lies ‘Some of our commentators were endorsing it. I would have liked us to be stronger in denouncing it, in hindsight,’ he said. February 28, 2023 Tom Jones
How could voting be affected in the US if election deniers win? Election deniers are running for statewide offices across the nation. If they win, they will have some powers of oversight for future elections. September 22, 2022 Madison Czopek
Opinion | A new book about Trump calls out a Fox News anchor It claims Bret Baier — often touted as a straight news reporter — was ‘ready to give in’ to Trump’s pressure to rescind Fox’s election call in Arizona September 21, 2022 Tom Jones
Political extremism in the public square: A resource for journalists and voters Fact-checks of 17 claims about election processes and alleged election fraud that are stoking anger among voters who feel neglected. September 20, 2022 Amy Sherman
How will social media platforms respond to election misinformation? It isn’t clear Major social media platforms have policies that prohibit spreading election falsehoods. But enforcement varies and is hard to track. August 2, 2022 Hana Stepnick
Gateway Pundit distorts unofficial Georgia 2020 results Days after Election Day, as more ballots were counted in Georgia, the results flipped to Biden. This was not a sign of fraud. August 1, 2022 Amy Sherman
Most Republicans still falsely believe Trump’s stolen election claims. Here are some reasons why. In poll after poll, about 70% of Republicans say they don’t think Joe Biden is the legitimate winner of the 2020 election. June 16, 2022 Jon Greenberg
A coalition of ‘stop the steal’ Republicans aims to take control of elections. QAnon is helping. While their ideas for overhauling elections are extreme, some of the candidates are serious contenders and hold fundraising leads. June 9, 2022 Bill McCarthy
