States Hiring: Data Specialists to Combat Election Disinformation

What is happening? Social media told a story of a van in Connecticut carrying ballots during the 2020 election as having crashed and the ballots lost. The story was untrue but went viral.

Why is this important? Connecticut has hired a misinformation specialist and has a $2million project to ensure accurate election information.

How will this be important?  Colorado Secretary of the State Jena Griswold created the Rapid Response Election Security Cyber Unit &  California has an office of election security.

Route Fifty | States Take New Steps to Stop Election Mistruths From Going Viral