> There is zero threat to democracy from 'misinformation' - anyone who has ever been on or seen a political campaign will know that misinformation is entirely p

> There is zero threat to democracy from 'misinformation' - anyone who has ever been on or seen a political campaign will know that misinformation is entirely part of the game. You're right, of course. Back in 1898, the yellow press, especially the Hearst-owned New York Journal, joined the chorus of American imperialists to goad the US into war with Spain[1]. We know how that worked out. The difference today is not democracy, it's the nature and quantity of the misinformation and how it's spread and the treatment of those who seek to counter it. Researchers are subject to personal attacks such as abusive emails and threats of physical harm, and harassment through frivolous freedom-of-information requests. From the article: "Contrarian efforts have also focused on quote-mining scientists’ emails to construct conspiratorial narratives about alleged malfeasance, for example during the scandal arising from the release of stolen emails between climate scientists in 2009." 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Maine_(1889)#Yellow_journalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Maine_(1889)#Yellow_journa...