For that matter, why focus on elections?
DealBook » Soros Wades Into the Presidential Race | In his first major contributions of the 2012 election cycle, George Soros is giving $1 million each to America Votes, a group that coordinates political activity for left-leaning groups, and American Bridge 21st Century, a "super PAC" that focuses on election-oriented research, The New York Times reports.
In a move likely to draw in other major donors, Mr. Soros will contribute $1 million each to America Votes, a group that coordinates political activity for left-leaning environmental, abortion rights and civil rights groups, and American Bridge 21st Century, a super PAC that focuses on election-oriented research.
But now, speaking to supporters, he focused on election No. 1. "I hope you vote Republican this fall," he said.
"We take a couple hours out of every day and focus on election night," says Will Ritter, the Romney campaign's national director of operations.
Another part of those promised changes – a new Transparency Report focused on election ads – will arrive later this summer.
Below its recommended stories, buttons appear that let you pull up more news articles on the subject, like those focused on "election predictions" or "polls," in this case.
So just focusing on election 'fake news' risks being too narrow to effectively combat state-level disinformation, unless combined with other measures.
Since March, Stamos has focused on election security at Facebook as the company tries to rid its massive platform of Russian interference and bolster it against disinformation campaigns aiming to disrupt U.S. politics.
She then began a statewide law practice where she gained 12 years experience focusing on election law and campaign finance from 1988–2000.
