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The 2020 presidential election brought disinformation \u2013 defined as false information with the intent to mislead \u2013 to the forefront of public conversation. Subsequent events, such as the January 6 riot, reveal the serious danger disinformation can pose to democracy. To learn more about the far-reaching consequences of digital disinformation, we spoke with nationally recognized election law expert Rick Hasen, a Professor of Law and Political Science at University of California, Irvine. During the conversation, Professor Hasen shared tangible solutions to combat the rise of disinformation campaigns during US elections.\xa0 For more of Rick Hasen\u2019s work:

Check out his new book coming out on March 8th Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics \u2013 and How to Cure It

Read another one of his recent books on this topic \xa0Election Meltdown: Dirty Tricks, Distrust, and the Threat to American Democracy