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Alejandro Mayorkas: “False narratives create a lack of confidence in our democratic institutions and sometimes worse and those false…”

On the recordMay 11, 2021
False narratives create a lack of confidence in our democratic institutions and sometimes worse and those false narratives can lead people who are predisposed to violence to commit acts of violence against our institutions and tragically we saw that on January 6th.
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Alejandro Mayorkas
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Mayorkas discusses the dangers of misinformation undermining democracy and inciting violence.

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