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Media and Disinformation in the Context of Capitol Insurrection

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We discuss last week's attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol in D.C. while exploring how social media and disinformation campaigns contributed to this moment. We also put the attack in historic context and talk about how news coverage is part of the discussion. 

Air date: Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. 

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This show was produced by Jane Vaughan. 

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