Report disinformation when you see it

Part 4 of 5 Ways You can Fight Disinformation this Election Season

One of the biggest challenges about disinformation is that it often flies below the radar — making it hard to respond. So when you see disinformation, report it! Here’s a few ways:

ReportDisinfo.org is an easy-to-use site to report disinformation, run by Common Cause Election Fund. You can include a link to the web page, or upload an image.

Stop Digital Voter Suppression is the place to report digital voter suppression. Also consider reporting voting-related disinformation to your state and local election officials.

Social network sites all provide ways to report disinformation. The World Health Organization has a page with links for how to report on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, WhatsApp, TikTok and other sites. The more people who report a post, the more likely it is that companies will fact-check it and potentially take it down.

You can also report disinformation to the candidates and parties being targeted. The Biden campaign has a reporting form at http://joe.link/reportdisinfo, and the Democratic National Committee has email reporting via disinfo@dnc.org

Part of the series 5 Ways to Fight Disinformation this Election Season.

1. Think before you engage or share
2. Educate yourself — and your friends and family
3. Share accurate information about the election
4. Report disinformation when you see it
5. Join a grassroots disinfo-fighting campaign