insert_link World Harris and Trump make final pitches to voters With just over a week to go until election day Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have been crossing the country making their final pitches to voters. The latest polls indicate the race is still effectively a dead heat and as our correspondent Jagruti Dave reports, it's the battleground states that will ultimately decide the winner. todayOctober 28, 2024 10
insert_link World Donald Trump accuses Britain’s Labour Party of election interference Former US president Donald Trump has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, accusing the UK Labour Party of election interference. His election campaign alleges that in recent weeks, Labour recruited and sent party members to campaign for his opponent, vice-president Kamala Harris, in a bid to influence the November 5 election. UK prime minister Keir Starmer says party officials volunteering for Harris are doing it in their spare time, […] todayOctober 23, 2024 9
insert_link Lifestyle Disinformation is often blamed for swaying elections – the research says something else Alexandru Nika/Shutterstock Magda Osman, Cambridge Judge Business School Many countries face general elections this year. Political campaigning will include misleading and even false information. Just days ago, it was reported that a robocall impersonating US president Joe Biden had told recipients not to vote in the presidential primary. But can disinformation significantly influence voting? There are two typical styles of election campaigning. One is positive, presenting favourable attributes of politicians […] todayJanuary 29, 2024 13