In a top swing state, actors seek to misinform voters to gain advantage and sow chaos; the pandemic has fueled even more ‘information disorder.’
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How to spot disinformation — and what Wisconsinites can do about it
Wisconsin Watch has drawn from various resources and expert advice to provide the following guidelines for staying vigilant online:
Deceptive news websites proliferate, infecting public debate with their lies
Partisans have labeled legitimate news outlets as ‘fake news,’ but there is a whole world of websites out there spreading truly false information
Postal delays, errors in Wisconsin and other swing states loom over election
The U.S. Postal Service is not meeting goals for on-time mail delivery, a worrying sign as millions of Americans are expected to vote by mail in November.
A Wisconsin man with visual impairment tried to vote. The coronavirus got in his way.
Don Natzke says he was stymied by a series of insurmountable barriers as Wisconsin held its April 7 election in the midst of the pandemic.
Following denials, laid-off Wisconsin workers with disabilities now eligible for federal pandemic aid
Federal government gives Wisconsin its blessing to reverse a policy that had blocked assistance to jobless workers receiving disability aid.
How Wisconsin’s 23,000 rejected absentee ballots could spell trouble for the November election
As states move toward mail-in voting during the coronavirus pandemic, many voters are unfamiliar with how to successfully cast an absentee ballot.
‘It doesn’t look like there’s an end in sight to this’: Pandemic drags on as $600 unemployment lifeline nears expiration
Amy Moreland, a Madison bartender out of work since mid-March, has been forced to make tough decisions about money as her benefits from the federal CARES Act near expiration.
As the nation reckons with race, a mother awaits unemployment aid — and Wisconsin officials lack research
National research shows jobless Black and Latino workers are less likely than white workers to receive aid. Experts say Wisconsin should study the issue.
Lives on hold: Pandemic exposes failures of Wisconsin unemployment insurance system
Wisconsin has failed to deliver unemployment aid to thousands at a time when they most need it. The crisis was years in the making.
Study: Poll closings, COVID-19 fears, kept many Milwaukee voters away
The Brennan Center for Justice says Black voters were particularly disenfranchised when the city cut polling places during the pandemic.
Wisconsin erected barriers to college voters. The pandemic added more.
For college students living away from home, Wisconsin is one of the hardest places to cast a ballot; pending lawsuits seek to make it easier.