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A supporter of President Donald Trump hold a sign reading "Stop the steal" while protesting against Trump's loss in the 2020 election.
James Wang, a supporter of President Donald Trump, rallies with fellow protesters disputing President Trump's defeat in the 2020 election, citing election fraud and other concerns, outside of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona on Nov. 30, 2020. President Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani held a public meeting down the street at the Hyatt Regency Hotel with state legislators and others to discuss their concerns regarding the 2020 US Presidential election.Rudy Giuliani Phoenix Stop The Steal Nov 30
James Wang, a supporter of President Donald Trump, rallies with fellow protesters disputing the president’s defeat in the 2020 election, citing unfounded election fraud concerns, in Phoenix, Arizona on Nov. 30, 2020. Thomas Hawthorne/The Republic via Imagn Content Services, LLC

Rather than just playing defense, how can democracies can go on offense against disinformation? That’s a question Alina Polyakova, the CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis, and Daniel Fried, the Weiser Family Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council, try to answer in their new paper, “Democratic Offense Against Disinformation.” On this episode of Lawfare‘s Arbiters of Truth series on platforms and disinformation, Quinta Jurecic sits down with Polyakova and Fried to consider what it would mean for democracies to take the initiative in combating foreign purveyors of disinformation.