Democrats release tips for election campaigns to fight online disinformation

Reuters | December 16, 2019

U.S. political campaigns should make someone in their teams responsible for monitoring online disinformation about their candidate ahead of the 2020 elections, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) said on Monday. The recommendation was part of a slew of tips published by the DNC on how campaigns, state parties, the general public and social media companies can combat disinformation. "Campaigns and state parties are not powerless in the fight against online disinformation," the DNC said in the recommendations. It suggested a press or digital staff member would be best-placed for the role of "counter-disinformation lead."

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GlobeNewswire | August 28, 2023

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PR Newswire | August 18, 2023

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Globenewswire | July 27, 2023

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