1.0Preserving Democracyhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/preserving-democracyMelissa Majorhttps://www.pbs.org/wnet/preserving-democracy/author/majorm/Lies, Politics, and Democracy | Film | Preserving Democracy | PBSrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tXOQAy4OAP"><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/preserving-democracy/films/lies-politics-and-democracy/">Lies, Politics, and Democracy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pbs.org/wnet/preserving-democracy/films/lies-politics-and-democracy/embed/#?secret=tXOQAy4OAP" width="600" height="338" title="“Lies, Politics, and Democracy” — Preserving Democracy" data-secret="tXOQAy4OAP" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.pbs.org/wnet/preserving-democracy/files/2022/11/TZ31Vvc-asset-kids-mezzanine1-16x9-vVhq8Jq.jpg19201080FRONTLINE’s season premiere investigates American political leaders and choices they made that have undermined and threatened democracy in the U.S. In a two-hour documentary special premiering ahead of the 2022 midterms, FRONTLINE examines how officials fed the public lies about the 2020 presidential election and embraced rhetoric that led to political violence. Funded in part by Preserving Democracy.