Defending Democracy Speaker Series | How Disinformation Undermines Fair Elections + What Can be Done

Richard Hasen, Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine and Co-Director of the Fair Elections and Free Speech Center, spoke about how disinformation undermines fair elections and what can be done about it.

00:00 Intro
04:12 Intro of Gail Kong, LWVO
06:04 Rick Hasen Presentation
07:14 What is Cheap Speech?
12:40 Problem with Deep Fakes
14:25 Liar’s Dividend
16:44 Effects on Confidence in Elections
17:31 Potential Changes in Law
21:00 Limitations from 1st Am.
23:24 Social Changes
26:42 Q&A – Malice Requirement
32:22 Microtargeting
41:16 Antitrust Laws
44:04 Finding Deep Fakes
49:45 Nationalized Elections
53:10 Campaign Finance Disclosure
57:25 Final Question