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Michael Wagner on fights over facts before the 2022 election

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

November 4, 2022

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UW-Madison journalism professor Michael Wagner discusses the impacts of misinformation, disinformation and conspiracy theories on voting and their relationship to political intimidation and violence.

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