Misinformation has been rampant this election season, affecting everyone from immigrants to federal agencies. While social media and technologies like AI have been considered culprits in the proliferation of fake news, a recent poll revealed that most voters blame politicians for misinformation with a whopping 51% of respondents saying their role is more worrisome than other agents.
In this context, any situation can be fertile ground for spreading false claims and authorities have had to be on their guard to debunk them before they go viral. Case in point: on Tuesday, the director of Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, Gabe Monzo, was forced to dispel a rumor that thousands of immigrants were being flown overnight to his facilities.
