The research conducted on right-wing podcasts by The Washington Post highlights a concerted effort to amplify baseless claims about the 2024 election being rigged, potentially influencing public acceptance of election results.
Experts have expressed concern that the rhetoric surrounding election fraud could condition audiences, making them more likely to reject the official results if former President Trump were to lose.
Podcasts are largely unregulated platforms, which allows hosts the freedom to disseminate misleading narratives to wide audiences without facing the stringent fact-checking norms present in traditional media.
During October's podcast appearances, Trump claimed that Democrats were cheating and accused the media of interfering, yet when probed for evidence, he consistently failed to provide any.
Collection
[
|
...
]