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How right-wing disinformation is fueling conspiracy theories about the 2024 election

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

It's been more than three years since baseless claims about the 2020 election inspired an attack on the Capitol, but the lies haven't stopped. With less than five months until November, Donald Trump is at it again with help from right-wing media. Laura Barrón-López discusses the conspiracy theories and their impact with David Becker of the nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation and Research. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

It's been more than three years since baseless claims about a rigged 2020 election inspired an attack on the U.S. Capitol,

0:07.0

but the lies have not stopped.

0:09.0

Laura Biron Lopez is here with more.

0:11.0

Laura.

0:12.0

Thanks, Jeff.

0:12.9

Before and after the 2020 election,

0:14.9

Donald Trump repeatedly so doubt about the legitimacy

0:18.1

of the US election system.

0:19.9

Now, less than five months to go before November, he's doing it again.

0:24.2

Here he is in the swing state of Wisconsin this week.

0:27.2

The radical left Democrats rigged the presidential election in 2020,

0:31.8

and we're not going to let them rig the presidential election in

0:35.8

2024 and every time we're not going to let him do it.

0:44.0

And much like last time the former president has help from right-wing media.

0:48.0

What is up the damn sleeve to drag that body back into the White House?

0:52.0

What's the dog that's not barking?

0:54.8

And then let's say by some weird miraculous chance

0:57.9

that we didn't see coming,

0:59.6

given that Trump is ahead has a 66% chance of winning.

1:03.3

Looks like he's going to get the electoral count.

1:06.6

And he, Joe still wins.

1:08.4

Well, then what do you do after you win?

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