Sasha Issenberg, author of, “The Lie Detectives: In Search of a Playbook for Winning Elections in the Disinformation Age,” talks to Chuck about the wave of artificially generated video, audio and photos that are upending how  candidates campaign for office.

Sasha Issenberg: How campaigns are preparing to fight disinformation

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Sasha Issenberg: How campaigns are preparing to fight disinformation

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