The former President and his supporters continue to sow doubt in the outcome of the 2020 election, and in the election system more generally. Now, with the the 2022 midterm elections just a month away, a number of observers are perplexed at the posture of large social media platforms, where false claims continue to fester and efforts to mitigate misinformation always seem puny compared to the scale of the problem.

This week we hear from three experts who are following these issues closely: 

• Nora Benavidez, Senior Counsel and Director of Digital Justice and Civil Rights, Free Press
• Paul Barrett, Deputy Director, Center for Business & Human Rights, NYU Stern School of Business
• Mike Caulfield, Research Scientist at the Center for an Informed Public, University of Washington