Brian J. Fogarty

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    The media are fueling beliefs about voter fraud despite the fact that it is incredibly rare

The media are fueling beliefs about voter fraud despite the fact that it is incredibly rare

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It’s election season in the US, which also means that fears about voter fraud are back in the news and on the lips of many politicians. In new research which examines the role of local media in stoking concerns about voter fraud, Brian J. Fogarty, David C. Kimball, and Adriano Udani find that in states where the media frequently mention voter […]

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    Local newspapers allow elites to drive coverage of voter fraud when little actually occurs.

Local newspapers allow elites to drive coverage of voter fraud when little actually occurs.

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The last decade has seen increasing concerns from those on the right over voter fraud, despite little to no evidence of such fraud actually occurring. In recent research, Brian J. Fogarty found no link between the amount of voter fraud and its coverage in local newspapers, and that battleground states and states that had recently passed restrictive voter identification […]

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