(NPR) How Misinformation Lit The Fire Under A Year Of Political Chaos In Michigan

How Misinformation Lit The Fire Under A Year Of Political Chaos In Michigan








Supporters of President Trump bang on the glass and chant slogans outside the room where absentee ballots for the 2020 general election were counted at TCF Center on November 4, in Detroit, Mich.



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How Misinformation Lit The Fire Under A Year Of Political Chaos In Michigan





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From protests, to the alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer, to false claims of election fraud, here's how conspiracy theories were allowed to fester through misinformation in Michigan politics.