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‘Fake news’ legislation risks doing more harm than good amid a record number of elections in 2024

  • Written by Samuel Jens, Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
‘Fake news’ legislation risks doing more harm than good amid a record number of elections in 2024A Malaysian ad discouraging the dissemination of fake news.AP Photo/Vincent Thian

“Fake news” legislation that governments around the world have written in recent years to combat mis- and disinformation does little to protect journalistic freedom. Rather, it can create a greater risk of harm.

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