Social Security enjoys broad bipartisan support among voters, but top GOP officials like President Trump and Mitch McConnell have made it clear they intend to defund it at the first opportunity. In today’s opening segment, we learn more about the current and ongoing threats to Social Security with Nancy Altman, president of Social Security Works.

Then, election integrity reporter Howard Hardee with the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism joins us to talk about combating misinformation and disinformation this election cycle.

Nancy Altman is the president of Social Security Works and chair of the Strengthen Social Security coalition.

Howard Hardee is the election integrity reporter at the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and a local fellow with the international journalism nonprofit First Draft News.