Quiz Yourself: Can You Spot Voting Misinformation?

Even if you trust the source you\u2019re seeing new information from, always fact-check information you see regarding changes to the election process. Refer to more than one source before spreading information you see.<\/p>\n”},{“question”:”When did absentee voting first begin as a safe, trusted way for voters to cast their ballots while away from home on Election Day?”,”answers”:[{“answer”:”The 1864 presidential election, during the Civil War”,”correct”:true},{“answer”:”The 2020 presidential election, during the COVID-19 pandemic”,”correct”:false},{“answer”:”The 1980 presidential election, starting in California”,”correct”:false},{“answer”:”The 1966 midterm elections, following the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965″,”correct”:false}],”response”:”

Absentee voting has been around for a long time, and is a safe, proven way to make sure everyone can vote \u2013 even if they\u2019re away from home.<\/p>\n”},{“question”:”Which of the following is a trusted source of information about how to vote?”,”answers”:[{“answer”:”News publications”,”correct”:false},{“answer”:”Video and photo evidence”,”correct”:false},{“answer”:”Your local elections office”,”correct”:true},{“answer”:”All of the above”,”correct”:false}],”response”:”

While news and video evidence can help support or dispel different stories online, they don\u0027t get it right 100% of the time. New technologies like AI can create convincing but false content \u2014 and sometimes news outlets can get the wrong information or fall out-of-date. Your local elections office will always have the most up-to-date information about how to cast your ballot.<\/p>\n”},{“question”:”According to a report from the Brennan Center, what percentage of election officials in 2022 reported that the spread of false information makes their jobs more dangerous?”,”answers”:[{“answer”:”64%”,”correct”:true},{“answer”:”35%”,”correct”:false},{“answer”:”22%”,”correct”:false},{“answer”:”41%”,”correct”:false}],”response”:”

Voters aren\u2019t the only ones negatively impacted by misinformation \u2013 it makes it harder for our election officials to do their jobs, too.<\/p>\n”},{“question”:”If you see a community member reposting misinformation online, how can you respond?”,”answers”:[{“answer”:”Encourage them to fact-check information they see online with their local elections office, and gently counter their message with resources from a trusted source”,”correct”:true},{“answer”:”Repost and share with friends as an example of misinformation”,”correct”:false},{“answer”:”Block them and move on”,”correct”:false},{“answer”:”Call them out for lying online”,”correct”:false}],”response”:”

Reposting, even with a comment about the content being untrue, can unintentionally uplift the original misinformation to other people in your network. It\u2019s better to counter misinformation with the source, and focus on uplifting other, true narratives on your own page.<\/p>\n”}]”
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