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Michigan Secretary of State warns of bad actors seeking to "hack voters' minds" on election misinformation

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Michigan Secretary of State warns of efforts by bad actors to "hack voters' minds" to spread misinformation ahead of Election Day .

Benson , a Democrat , said misinformation is being amplified because "if there is enough noise," people may disengage altogether.

Benson encouraged Michiganders to go to michigan.gov/electionfacts rather than to social media for trusted and accurate election information.

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84

Informative language

84

Neutral language

63

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

61

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not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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