Summary

Donald Trump has sued pollster J. Ann Selzer and The Des Moines Register over a pre-election poll showing Kamala Harris leading in Iowa by three points, claiming it created a “false narrative of inevitability.”

Trump, who won the state by 13 points, alleges election interference but provides no evidence of wrongdoing.

Legal experts expect the case to fail, citing First Amendment protections. Critics argue the lawsuit is intended to burden media outlets financially.

Selzer has retired, and Gannett, the newspaper’s parent company, has defended the poll’s methodology as sound.

  • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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    5 days ago

    if he ends up putting stricter regulations on news media against reporting unfounded claims, it’s going to be good in the long term.

    🤦‍♂️

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      4 days ago

      A face palm. How is it bad to tell media to report facts and not spread misinformation like they did to support Trump during his initial election? There were people literally asking the government to do something to stop the spread of misinformation (it was people on the left asking for that).