VIRTUAL Fairfield LWV SPOTLIGHT ON: Disinformation: Threats to Voting and Democracy

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Adults
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Panelists:  Scott Jarzombek, Head Librarian, Fairfield Public Library; Mekela Panditharatne, Counsel for the Brennan Center for Justice Democracy Program; Mark Congdon, Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Sacred Heart University; Emma Steiner, Disinformation Analyst, Common Cause Connecticut.

Disinformation is the spreading of information that is known to be inaccurate.  We want the listeners to learn how to identify this and understand how damaging it is to voting rights and democracy in general.

Presented by the League of Women Voters of Fairfield.