The vertical politics of misinformation: Election narratives in Congress and State Legislatures

• In Event: Legislative Communications

Brief Overview

This paper evaluates the rhetorical similarity of statements by members of Congress and state legislators following the 2020 election, demonstrating the role that vertical, intergovernmental relations play in the spread of election misinformation.

Authors

• SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor, University of Virginia

• Jessie Munson, University of Wisconsin–Madison

• Jess Esplin, University of Wisconsin–Madison