20 Years of Data Show No Link Between Mail Ballots and Illegal Voting Despite escalating rhetoric, no link was found by the most extensive national study of mailing ballots and voter fraud. March 4, 2024 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
In Ho-Hum Primary Season, Voting by Mail May Boost Participation There are early indications that making voting more convenient may lift turnout. February 13, 2024 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Scholars Unmask Trump Election Lawyers’ Use of Falsified Evidence Stanford study finds a cottage industry of bogus claims and statistics. January 25, 2024 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
New Column at The Fulcrum: Restoring Trust In Elections The Fulcrum has invited us to write a regular column on trusting elections. January 11, 2024 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Election Defenders’ Top 2024 Worry: Online Rumors, Deceptions, Lies Swaying Masses Propaganda scholars report few measures change partisan mindsets to avert vitriol or violence. But they hope online influencers will counter… December 6, 2023 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Show Me the Ballots! To combat disinformation and distrust in elections, a bipartisan group of politicians is advocating for a radical form of transparency:… October 29, 2023 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Special note to Readers. Voting Booth’s journalism as 2024 begins. In early 2023, the Independent Media Institute ended its fiscal underwriting of Voting Booth. Project fellow and correspondent Steven Rosenfeld… October 3, 2023 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Inside Mike Lindell’s “Plan” to Sound False Cyber-attack Alarms at Local Polls “What we’ve been working on for over a year,” Lindell said. October 2, 2023 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
Policy Brief: Digital Ballot Images’ Role in Tabulating and Verifying Results (Dominion's software comparing votes cast and ballot image. Source: DominionVoting.com) (This policy paper was based on research of election disinformation… July 11, 2023 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
2024 Election Poses New Tests for Guardians and Guardrails of American Democracy Despite many accomplishments by officials and defenders since 2020, Trump’s return revives election deceptions and distrust as GOP loyalty tests. June 23, 2023 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
AI Can Make You Believe Russian Propaganda New research shows artificial intelligence can write propaganda that is nearly as believable as what is produced by authoritarian governments… June 6, 2023 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest
2023’s Early Races Show Embrace of Mail Voting Despite Hurdles for Voters In elections in Chicago and Wisconsin, voting from home appears to up turnout. April 25, 2023 ShareTwitterFacebookPinterest