Following the unprecedented events of President Biden stepping aside (announced via posts on social media), and the attempted assassination of former President Trump, social networks have been overwhelmed with heated misinformation. Flowing from all sides of the political spectrum, as well as from adversarial state actors, much of this content is posted and boosted by bot and troll accounts.
Adding fuel to the fire, on July 9, former President Trump threatened to send Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to prison if he’s elected.