2016 presidential election | Watching America

Kenya: Disinformation a Threat to Democracy, Development

Lalatendu Das - March 28, 2024. Published in Nation

In the U.S., the world's most powerful democracy, disinformation is reported to have shaped the outcome of the 2016 elections..

Japan: The District Attorney’s Question

Dorothy Phoenix - April 18, 2023. Published in Sankei Shimbun

[I]y is bizarre that some people have reacted this way to an indictment that entails lawful due process.

U.K.: Why Is Repeat Offender Donald Trump Still a Free Man?

Robin Koerner - May 23, 2021. Published in The Guardian

The ex-president is accused of abuse of power, fraud, tax evasion, and more but he has not been charged with anything.

Poland: Are US-Russia Relations Heading for New Cold War Era?

Danuta Kowalska - March 31, 2021. Published in Rzeczpospolita

[B]iden will not sacrifice Poland's interests on the altar of improving relations with the Kremlin.

Sri Lanka: America after the Election

Robin Koerner - March 17, 2021. Published in The Island

Australia: Four Dizzying Years Ago, Trump Blindsided Us All: This Time, It’s Crazy

Rejeanne Lacroix - November 4, 2020. Published in Sydney Morning Herald

India: Can the US Actually Elect a Woman President?

Lalatendu Das - January 9, 2019. Published in Hindustan Times

United Kingdom: American Newspapers Have Come Out against Trump – This Is Why It Won’t Change a Thing

Lalatendu Das - August 16, 2018. Published in Independent

United Kingdom: Cambridge Analytica May Be Guilty of Hype, but Data Mining Poisons Our Politics

Lalatendu Das - March 20, 2018. Published in The Guardian

Philippines: Russian Meddling in US Elections: Did China Know?

Robin Koerner - February 20, 2018. Published in The Manila Times

Poland: Emails That Have Changed the World

Robin Koerner - July 21, 2017. Published in Rzeczpospolita

This political turmoil, countless American enemies and the Trumps’ behavior sap U.S. strength in the world.

Australia: Russian Interference in Trump’s US Election Win Is Fantasy

Rejeanne Lacroix - July 1, 2017. Published in The Sydney Morning Herald

Why should Russian sourced stories – if they indeed occurred – be any more influential than US generated stories, including the false claims from the candidates themselves?

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