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How Conspiracy Theorists Have Tapped Into Race and Racism to Further Their Message
Experts weigh in on the intersection of conspiracy theorism and racism, and how outlets including InfoWars have fanned the flames.
July 28, 2020
Alex Jones and Donald Trump: How the Candidate Echoed the Conspiracy Theorist on the Campaign Trail
A sequence from a new FRONTLINE documentary shows how Trump adopted Jones’ claims – sometimes “verbatim,” a former InfoWars staffer says.
July 28, 2020
These Are the Clerks Who Carried Wisconsin Through its April Pandemic Election. Here Are Their Fears About November.
Many clerks, in charge of running elections across Wisconsin, said they are worried the upcoming November election will be a repeat of the state’s messy April primary, when thousands of absentee ballots went missing or reached voters late.
July 24, 2020
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United States of Conspiracy
How trafficking in conspiracy theories went from the fringes of U.S. politics into the White House.
July 28, 2020
As Trump And Biden Battle, Election Officials Are Running Out of Time, Money For November
Sixteen weeks before a presidential election, hundreds of cash-strapped elections supervisors across the U.S. are waiting to see how much state and federal money will be coming their way.
July 14, 2020
Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Abortion Law
FRONTLINE has been documenting the fight over abortion for several decades. Here are two documentaries that offer context to the Supreme Court's ruling on abortion.
June 29, 2020
WATCH: As the COVID Threat Ramped Up, Trump Resisted Sounding the Alarm
An excerpt from FRONTLINE’s documentary “The Virus: What Went Wrong?” zeroes in on a pivotal sequence of events in the administration’s coronavirus response.
June 16, 2020
Voter Registration In Florida Plunged Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
New voter registrations are expected to rise as the elections near and as the state reopens. But some question whether the drop could have an effect on the makeup of the electorate.
Tampa Bay Times
June 11, 2020
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The Virus: What Went Wrong?
As COVID-19 spread from Asia to the Middle East to Europe, why was the U.S. caught so unprepared?
June 16, 2020
'The idea is to simplify': Wisconsin election officials vow major changes to absentee ballot system after chaotic spring vote
The changes follow an investigation by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the PBS series FRONTLINE and Columbia Journalism Investigations that revealed numerous breakdowns in the state's absentee ballot system.
May 22, 2020