According to a report from NBC News’ Brandy Zadrozny, Pennsylvania has seen the largest share of online voter misinformation than any other state which amounts to more than 225,000 false voting information mentions over the past two months.
New from me: Conservative media influencers and Trump political operative got an early start pushing misleading claims about Pennsylvania. https://t.co/UCU3mQROtz
— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) November 3, 2020
The blog post also details how Pennsylvania’s position as a battleground state has positioned itself as a target for a conservative influencer led misinformation effort.
PA seems to be the state to watch re early online misinfo. The hashtag right wing disinfo agents are posting alongside misleading photos and unverified videos started to move this morning. But it’s not trending. Chart via @ZignalLabs pic.twitter.com/Dn4KvnSWzb
— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) November 3, 2020
Zadrozny recently was the target of an alleged Fox News led campaign to ‘smear’ her work after Fox News host, Tucker Carlson, criticized the NBC News journalist during a segment.
