Im in my bedroom on january 6th watching thousands of people at the United States capitol on the day that the president ial election was supposed to be certified. Like most of us, last winter i watched live as people stormed the United States capitol. Fueled by the baseless claim that the election was stolen. Make no mistake, this election was stolen from you, from me. Stop the steal stop the steal this is the consequence of Conspiracy Theories rung amok. Accusations of lies, treason, even pedophilia flew from all directions. It begs the question, how did we end up here . Americans have always been fascinated with alternate versions of the truth. The clues were all there, actually, that it had the potential to get as huge as its become. But in the last decade, Conspiracy Thinking has gone mainstream, and it may not be entirely our fault. If youre a democrat and im a republican, the algorithm is incentivized to push us apart. Tonight were taking a closer look at a system thats designed
i m in my bedroom on january 6th watching thousands of people at the united states capitol on the day that the presidential election was supposed to be certified. like most of us, last winter i watched live as people stormed the united states capitol. fueled by the baseless claim that the election was stolen. make no mistake, this election was stolen from you, from me. stop the steal! stop the steal! this is the consequence of conspiracy theories rung amok. accusations of lies, treason, even pedophilia flew from all directions. it begs the question, how did we end up here? americans have always been fascinated with alternate versions of the truth. the clues were all there, actually, that it had the potential to get as huge as it s become. but in the last decade, conspiracy thinking has gone mainstream, and it may not be entirely our fault. if you re a democrat and i m a republican, the algorithm is incentivized to push us apart. tonight we re taking a closer
Voters here in the United States welcome to World News America On Pbs and around the globe. Tonight were focusing on democracy, as israel holds its fifth round of elections in four years and Benjamin Netanyahu may be on the verge of a comeback, while in Braziljair Bolsonaro still hasnt conceded that he narrowly lost the presidency to lula da silva. And here in the us, its a week to go until the midterm elections, and in the state of arizona, which donald trump narrowly lost in 2020, republican candidates running for state wide office wont admit that mr trump was defeated. Our north america correspondent John Sudworth reports from arizona. Arizonas rugged landscapes speak to its place on americas old wild west frontier. Today, though, it is the politics that is wild. Some of the most corrupt elections weve ever seen. With the state at the vanguard of the republican partys stolen election claim. Youre across the pond and you think you know about our election. Let mejust tell you. The aud
probably worth describing in a live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. little bit more detail, for it s newsday. those many people who are not on twitter, what exactly that looks like. it is essentially a tick, a white tick on a blue background, which is confusing to some, that shows that you are verified, that you are who you say you are, whether you re a journalist there is a tick it s 8am in the morning here next to my name, a tick next to in singapore and 9pm in brazil, where the far right president your name whether you are a jair bolsonaro has finally broken his silence after being politician, whether you re the defeated in sunday s election. he didn t mentioned his rival, chief of a public department luis inacio lula da silva, who won the vote by a narrow like the police, so in los margin, and stopped short angeles for example, the lapd of conceding but said he would have a tick next to their name, information they tweet out is respect the constitution
migrant system continues. elon musk continues his shakeup of twitter, suggesting users will have to pay to get into accounts. and the iranians are demanding their own football team be banned from the world cup. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk, on pbs in the us, and around the world. in one of the most remarkable comebacks in political history, the former israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, could be returning to power. exit polls following israel s fourth election in five years give his right wing bloc a slim majority of seats in the knesset. here s our middle east corrspondent yolande knell. after a high turnout, exit poll suggests that israel s former prime minister, benjamin netanyu, is in position to take the rains of power again. but no matter what happens, his allies on the far right are jumping forjoy. la rg est n ot the third largest party. not long i know, the leaders of icing ! efliéfl i; the. lgsjigfr’s’fif” ” zionism known