---
title: "SXSW 2020 Online Session: Misinformation and the 2020 U.S. Election"
description: "Amy Mitchell (Pew Research Center), Philip Howard (University of Oxford), Jane Lytvynenko (Buzzfeed News) and Lori Robertson (Factcheck.org) discuss misinformation during the coronavirus outbreak, and ahead of the 2020 presidential election, as part of SXSW 2020's virtual sessions."
date: "2020-05-12"
authors:
  - name: "Sara Atske"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2020/05/12/sxsw-2020-online-session-misinformation-and-the-2020-u-s-election/"
categories:
  - "American News Pathways 2020 Project"
  - "COVID-19 & Politics"
  - "Election 2020"
  - "Election News"
  - "Media Industry"
  - "Misinformation"
  - "Misinformation Online"
---

# SXSW 2020 Online Session: Misinformation and the 2020 U.S. Election

[Amy Mitchell](https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/amy-mitchell/) (Pew Research Center), Philip Howard (University of Oxford), Jane Lytvynenko (BuzzFeed News) and Lori Robertson (FactCheck.org) discuss misinformation during the coronavirus outbreak, and ahead of the 2020 presidential election, as part of SXSW 2020's virtual sessions.

https://youtu.be/XcLCXTZ_mcs