new York | US media groups are stepping up efforts to combat the deluge of misinformation expected in this week’s elections, deploying thousands of staff to broadcast from polling stations to counter baseless accusations of voter fraud, including those of former President Donald Trump.

The Associated Press, which has been counting votes for U.S. elections since 1848, was “prepared for misinformation around our calls to race,” said Anna Johnson, Washington bureau chief. To counter this, the AP planned “much more explanatory work.”

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