NEW
YORK, Aug. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report
from All in Together highlights an alarming surge in gendered and
racial disinformation targeting Vice President Kamala Harris
in the first weeks of her campaign, posing a significant threat to
the integrity of the upcoming election. The study reveals that
since July 29, there were
approximately 30,000 unique public posts on social media platforms
containing racist and sexist attacks against Harris, reaching over
8.1 billion estimated impressions. This represents a 50x increase
from the same period a year prior.
The report also highlights the role of both deepfake and
AI-generated content in targeting the Vice President (need some
kind of stat here).
Sexist and racist attacks, especially in high volumes, have the
potential to undermine the credibility of women politicians,
particularly women of color, according to Lauren Leader, CEO of All In Together, a
non-partisan non-profit women's civic participation and education
organization.
"When online hate proliferates against women candidates it can
vastly skew the playing field and election," Leader said. "We are
committed to calling attention to this growing challenge in the
public square not just because Vice President Harris is running for
President but also because women candidates everywhere, from both
sides of the aisle, can and are being denigrated this way."
The new AIT report is the first in a series it will be releasing
over the next 12 months to help educate the public on the power of
online conversations and impact of these disinformation campaigns.
The organization aims to expand its research in the weeks and
months ahead to include other prominent female political
figures.
The full report can be read here:
https://aitogether.org/gendered-attacks-vp-harris/
**About All In Together:**
All In Together is dedicated to equipping, educating, and
empowering a multiracial, multigenerational coalition of voting-age
women to participate fully in America's civic and political
life.
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