Exclusive: Trump officials tried to ban half of U.S. voting machines, citing conspiracy theories
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When government officials weaponize debunked conspiracy theories to ban voting machines, it reveals how misinformation can hijack institutional power — and threaten democracy itself.
Epistemic InjusticeMisinformation TheoryInstitutional CaptureConspiracy Theory Radicalization
Theory Briefing
- Trump officials sought to ban half of U.S. voting machines based on the debunked theory that Dominion devices were foreign-hacked.
- The conspiracy theory persisted inside government despite no credible evidence, showing how misinformation embeds itself in institutional decision-making.
- Using state power to act on disproven claims raises urgent questions about how epistemic failures corrupt democratic processes.