Election 2024: Track the trends
Note: The 2024 election season is over, and we hope this page was a useful resource. While the existing content will remain available, this page will no longer be updated. Thank you for prioritizing news literacy!
Track the trends, our blog series by Dan Evon, Senior Manager of Education Design, identifies patterns in and offers analysis of data gathered on the News Literacy Project’s Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024, a tool for exploring falsehoods about presidential candidates and the voting process. The dashboard contains hundreds of examples of election-related viral rumors, categorized by themes and narratives.
You can find all the posts linked below.
- Nov. 4: Election integrity targeted by online disinformation
- Oct. 24: Candidate fitness and election integrity rank high in rumors
- Oct. 10: Disinformation disguised as ‘breaking news’
- Sept. 26: Is it AI or is it authentic?
- Sept. 5: Stay ahead of these election falsehoods
- Aug. 29: Get to know the election dashboard
Developing the skills to identify and address falsehoods is important for every online user, especially in the days leading up to a historic presidential election, when the volume and variety of misinformation ratchet up, as well as the stakes.
