NBC News finds Pa. voters are the target of largest online voter misinformation effort

By: Kenny Cooper - November 3, 2020 2:07 pm

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.

https://twitter.com/brandyzadrozny/status/1323670640486961153?s=21

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.

https://twitter.com/BrandyZadrozny/status/1323671758428274690?s=20

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.

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