It was a baseless claim, drawn from social media posts that falsely identified an Italian sports journalist as the shooter. And for me, it was a sharp reminder: Welcome to America, land of divisions, home to extreme polarization and factual challenges.
This time, though, the experience has been especially overwhelming as the American presidential campaign hit a stretch of violence, discord and profound uncertainty.
I can't claim to have any special insight or ability to explain what's going on - when I joked with a politics editor that I was confused, he quickly noted that I was not alone - but I figured it might be useful to share a few pieces of journalism, mostly but not exclusively from The Times, that could be useful in the search for understanding and context.
But for the most comprehensive look at what went wrong in terms of security, watch The Times's video investigation, which uses video and careful analysis t.
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