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What do you do when you hear people in your life repeat misinformation about the election?

I would ask for evidence of where they got that like yesterday.

My hair dresser was like, my husband says that Trump is way ahead.

So then I went and looked it up in like official poll results.

I signed up to do neighbor to neighbor. This program where you engaged with your neighbors and

provide them information in case they want to help others.

A friend or a neighbor says to me they think that it was stolen or they think there was fraud.

I say I don't agree and see what the response is.

And if it's combative, I will exit the conversation.

They've already decided this information is real.

They're not going to be persuaded or presented with facts isn't going to change their mind. It's Notes from America. I'm Kai Wright. Welcome to the show.

As we make this episode, live here on Sunday evening, election day is a little more than 24 hours away.

Voting begins Tuesday morning.

Many millions of people have already voted, of course, and, you know, I really truly hope that you, do listener, either have or will vote.

But having said that, this week, we're going to talk about what

happens after the voting ends. Because as hopefully everyone understands by now, it's very

likely going to take at least some days before we know the outcome. And those days are certainly

going to be filled with an enormous amount of misinformation and

conspiracy-mongering and just bold-faced lies. We're already hearing it. I'm joined by somebody

who warns that all of the lying and all of the conspiracy theories that Donald Trump has

promoted throughout this campaign and before, they have a purpose

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