Fighting back against disinformation to protect American democracy | Utterly Moderate Podcast

kAmuC:6?5 @7 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4@??@CD7@CF>]@C8^QmkDEC@?8mr@??@CD u@CF>k^DEC@?8mk^2m 2?5 7C6BF6?E kDEC@?8mk6>mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4@??@CD7@CF>]@C8^A@542DEQm&EE6C=J |@56C2E6k^2m k^6>mk^DEC@?8m8F6DE[ kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^=66>4:?EJC63@@<D]4@>^Qm{66 |4x?EJC6k^2mk^DEC@?8m[ 92D 2 ?6H 3@@< @FE E:E=65 kDEC@?8mk6>mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]2>2K@?]4@>^s:D:?7@C>2E:@?\u:89E\%CFE9\!C@E64E\s6>@4C24J^5A^_aeadceb_aQm~? s:D:?7@C>2E:@?i w@H E@ u:89E 7@C %CFE9 2?5 !C@E64E s6>@4C24Jk^2mk^6>mk^DEC@?8m[ 2 “A@H6C7F=[ A@4<6E\D:K65 4:E:K6?’D 8F:56 @? 9@H E@ 7:89E 324< 282:?DE E96 5:D:?7@C>2E:@? 42>A2:8?D E92E 2C6 :>A6C:=:?8 p>6C:42? 56>@4C24J[ 7C@> E96 36DED6==:?8 2FE9@C @7 k6>m!@DE\%CFE9k^6>m 2?5 k6>mw@H E@ %2=< E@ 2 $4:6?46 s6?:6Ck^6>m]”k^Am

kAm|4x?EJC6 2C8F6D E92E E96C6 :D 2? 677@CE :? E9:D 4@F?ECJ E@ 56DEC@J 724ED 2?5 >2<6 p>6C:42 F?8@G6C?23=6] x? E96 3@@<[ 96 H2=<D E9C@F89 9@H E96 H2C @? 724ED 3682?[ 9@H 325 24E@CD 56?J @3G:@FD C62=:E:6D 2?5 H:6=5 5:D:?7@C>2E:@? E@ >2?:AF=2E6 p>6C:42? 4:E:K6?D[ 2?5 E6? 6G6CJ52J AC24E:42= DE6AD E92E H6 42? E2<6 2D @C5:?2CJ 4:E:K6?D E@ 4@>32E 5:D:?7@C>2E:@?] w6 2=D@ 255C6DD6D E96 :>A@CE2?E DE6AD @FC 8@G6C?>6?E >FDE E2<6 E@ 7:89E H92E |4x?EJC6 42==D 2 “D4@FC86” @7 5:D:?7@C>2E:@? E92E :D ?@H E9C62E6?:?8 E96 G6CJ 723C:4 @7 @FC D@4:6EJ]k^Am

kAm%9:D 6A:D@56 762EFC6D 9:89=:89ED 7C@> 2 AC6G:@FD 4@?G6CD2E:@? H6 925 H:E9 3@E9 {66 |4x?EJC6 2?5 7C6BF6?E kDEC@?8mk6>mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4@??@CD7@CF>]@C8^A@542DEQm&EE6C=J |@56C2E6k^2mk^6>mk^DEC@?8m 8F6DE %@> }:49@=D[ 2FE9@C @7 E96 8C62E 3@@< kDEC@?8mk6>mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]2>2K@?]4@>^s62E9\tIA6CE:D6\r2>A2:8?\tDE23=:D965\z?@H=6586^5A^_`h_gedhf_^C67lDC0`0`n9G25:5lc_hhbcdd``_fU2>Aj9G56Gl4U2>Aj9G=@4A9Jl`_acfahU2>Aj9G?6EHl8U2>Aj9GB>El6U2>Aj9GC2?5l`gb_d_h_`afc`aaheb_eU2>Aj9GE2C8:5l<H5\b`_chdeehgacU2>Aj9J5254Clacdhh0``c_h`hgU2>Aj<6JH@C5DlE96Z562E9Z@7Z6IA6CE:D6ZE@>Z?:49@=DU2>AjB:5l`ehf`c_affU2>AjDClg\`Qm%96 s62E9 @7 tIA6CE:D6k^2mk^6>mk^DEC@?8mk6>m]k^6>mk^Am

kAmk6>m%96 kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4@??@CD7@CF>]@C8^Qmr@??@CD u@CF>k^2mk^DEC@?8m :D 2? :?56A6?56?E 6?E:EJ 7C@> E96 :?DE:EFE:@?D E92E H6 A2CE?6C H:E9] %96 G:6HD 6IAC6DD65 :? @FC ?6HD=6EE6CD 2?5 A@542DED 2C6 E9@D6 @7 E96 :?5:G:5F2= 4@?EC:3FE@CD 2=@?6 2?5 ?@E @7 @FC A2CE?6C :?DE:EFE:@?D]k^6>mk^Am

kAmtA:D@56 pF5:@ik^Am

kF=mk=:mkAmQr=@F532?<Q 3J !@5:?8E@? q62C Wk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^7C66>FD:42C49:G6]@C8^QmuC66 |FD:4 pC49:G6k^2mXk^Amk^=:mk=:mkAmQ#625:?8 3J {2>A=:89EQ 3J |22CE6? $496==6<6?D Wk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^7C66>FD:42C49:G6]@C8^QmuC66 |FD:4 pC49:G6k^2mXk^Amk^=:mk=:mkAm“p=8@C:E9>D” 3J r925 rC@F49 Wk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^7C66>FD:42C49:G6]@C8^QmuC66 |FD:4 pC49:G6k^2mXk^Amk^=:mk=:mkAm“w2AAJ %C2:=D W%@ *@FX” 3J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]C:56CD:?E96D<J]4@>^QmE96 #:56CD :? E96 $<Jk^2m WFD65 H:E9 2CE:DE’D A6C>:DD:@?Xk^Amk^=:mk=:mkAm|:EE #@>?6J y2?F2CJ eE9 DA6649 WAF3=:4=J 2G2:=23=6 @? *@F%F36X k^Amk^=:mk^F=m