Trump is the primary source of US disinformation in POC media

The call is coming from within the house: Trump was the main source and distributor of disinformation in ethnic and Indigenous press in the US, according to a new study published today by the International Center for Journalists; City St George’s, University of London; the University of Maryland; and Arizona State University.

The report, titled ‘Disarming Disinformation: US’, determined disinformation was predominantly spread by domestic political forces rather than foreign states during the 2024 presidential election, based on analysis of thousands of articles and social media posts, alongside dozens of in-depth interviews.

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