US Elections

In Pictures: US Election result aftermath

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Analysis – ‘I just couldn’t be silent’: How American women decided the 2020 presidential race

Marygrace Vadala's 82-year-old mother had been a fan of President Donald Trump since his days hosting the reality TV show "The Apprentice." She enthusiastically voted for him in 2016. But…

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Canadian PM Trudeau congratulates Joe Biden

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on winning the U.S. Presidential election, saying he looked forward to tackling "the world's greatest challenges" with the new…

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Spanish-language social media posts used to discredit Biden and mail-in voting

Spanish-language misinformation flourished online in the days surrounding the U.S. election, even as social media companies moved to stem falsehoods that could affect the vote or spark violence. Spanish-language social…

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Iowa caucuses results delays caused by mobile app glitch

A new mobile app was supposed to help Democratic officials quickly gather information from some 1,700 caucus sites throughout Iowa. Instead, it’s being blamed for delays that left the results…

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Not just Facebook – How Russian influence weaponised social media during 2016 US elections

On Monday, the Senate Intelligence Committee released a pair of sweeping reports illuminating how effectively Russian influence operations weaponized social media during the 2016 presidential election, targeting groups like African-Americans, evangelical Christians…

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Twitter database reveals major misinformation campaigns on US elections and Brexit referendum

More than 10m tweets sent by state actors attempting to influence US politics have been released to the public, forming one of the largest archives of political misinformation ever collated. The database…

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