Nearly five years after the 2020 presidential election, millions of Americans still doubt its results—despite extensive fact-checking and court rulings showing no evidence of fraud. During a visit to Northwestern, IPR Visiting Scholar Brendan Nyhan explained that correcting falsehoods isn’t enough if people never see the facts in the first place.
Nyhan's research reveals that misinformation often persists not because of partisan echo chambers, but because many Americans simply aren’t paying attention—a challenge, he warns, that could threaten democratic stability as the 2028 presidential race approaches.
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