The Center for Effective Government's 'Democracy Solutions Project'
June 14, 2024

The Democracy Solutions Project is a collaboration among WBEZ, the Chicago Sun-Times and the University of Chicago’s Center for Effective Government, with funding support from the Pulitzer Center. The goal is to help readers and listeners engage with the democratic functions in their lives and cast an informed ballot in November’s election.

In this June article, Catherine Odom addressed the issue of misinformation, framing up the problem as such: 

As the 2024 presidential election approaches, concern is growing over misinformation and disinformation about candidates and elections in Chicago, Cook County and the rest of Illinois.

Read the full article here to learn more about the definitions of misinformation and disinformation, plus some plausible solutions to the problem, here: https://www.wbez.org/democracy/2024/06/14/election-disinformation-democracy-solutions-project