In the short term, Trump’s false claims about election fraud have weakened Biden’s ability to address the coronavirus pandemic. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Trump’s false claims about election fraud have weakened Biden’s ability to address the coronavirus pandemic. When their platforms turned out to be ideal environments for making and monetizing participatory disinformation, social media companies were slow to curb its spread. Trying to combat disinformation through factchecking or debunking individual false claims just turns into an endless, fruitless game of “whack-a-mole”. Take the New York Times’ banner headline a week after the election: “Election Officials Nationwide Find No Fraud”.

Source: The Guardian January 01, 2021 06:00 UTC