The Real Election Threat with Casey Newton and Renée DiResta
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Jon Stewart discusses the threats to elections with guests Renée DiResta and Casey Newton, focusing on disinformation and algorithmic biases.
As the Senate debates the SAVE America Act amid unfounded claims of voter fraud, Jon is joined by Georgetown Research Professor Renée DiResta and Platformer editor Casey Newton to examine what actually threatens our elections. Together, they investigate how algorithms are engineered to push users toward platform owners' preferred ideologies, explore the incentives driving Silicon Valley's rightward shift, and discuss how Republicans have weaponized disinformation to undermine electoral trust and rewrite voting rules in their favor. This episode is brought to you by: GROUND NEWS - Go to https://groundnews.com/stewart to see how any news story is being framed by news outlets around the world and across the political spectrum. Use this link to get 40% off unlimited access with the Vantage Subscription. MAGIC SPOON - Get $5 off your next order at https://magicspoon.com/tws Follow The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart on social media for more: > YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@weeklyshowpodcast > Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weeklyshowpodcast > TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@weeklyshowpodcast > X: https://x.com/weeklyshowpod > BlueSky…
People in this episode
Host: Jon Stewart
Guests: Renée DiResta, Casey Newton
Topics covered
- election integrity
- disinformation
- voter fraud
- algorithms
- political ideologies
- Silicon Valley
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Organizations: Georgetown, Platformer, Silicon Valley
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