Election coverage

Journalism focused on reporting political campaigns and elections. Elections are a critical case for studying misinformation and media integrity because:

1. High stakes: Election outcomes shape policy and governance, creating strong incentives for various actors to shape coverage.
2. Peak misinformation activity: False claims circulate intensively during campaigns, and detection is harder when many actors are making overlapping claims.
3. Journalistic scrutiny: Journalists often increase fact-checking and investigative reporting, making elections a high-effort reporting period.
4. Technology adoption: Election campaigns are often test cases for new communication technologies (chatbots, AI, deepfakes), making them good "crucial cases" for studying technology impacts.

Related topics

• Election Integrity
• Election interference and information warfare
• Journalism and professional practice
• Fact-checking and corrections
• Generative AI