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Radicalized state with leadership that not only seems to be hostile to the rule of law and american democracy, i think you can go ahead and say right now florida is the maga republican capital of the confederacy. they know confederacy where all of these folks are based out of. it is no accident, as you heard frank quest, all of the folks that were part of the maga republican movement consider this safe territory. donald trump and the trump administration in exile. his protegee ron desantis, and not to mention all of those extremist groups. when you actually talk about the fact that in this sta...

Solving the disinformation problem won't cure all the ailes of our democracies or tears at the fabric of our world, but it can help tamp down the visions and let us rebuild the trust and solidarity needed. >> former president concluded with a forceful plea to social media companies in a hope that they're listening, saying their decisions impact every level of society and with that power comes accountability. cnn political director david chine is here and david, hello, former president talks about disinformation, big lie, we got breaking news on that, plus, kevin mccarthy, what he said about as...

>> we absolutely have a propaganda problem and a disinformation problem. but ultimately, i would argue it goes back to same issue. it's also media literacy and digital literacy. it's about equipping communities and individuals with the tools to recognize that propaganda, to be less persuaded by tactics like scapegoating or fear mongering, to understand and recognize this information, which, by the way, will only get worse when we have more deepfakes. we are going to be entering the moment with technology changes where it's even harder to tell what's real and what's not. so really investing and...

Don't know what it was. maybe it was the thing that actually works and maybe it was the dewormer, who can tell? no, i mean, obviously, but the problem is we are a country not setup for this level of misinformation. so when you start trying to control speech you get into a lot of big problems. and that's what congress is so scared of, which they rightfully should be. but we never had a disinformation problem like this. we certainly had disinformation but not at this scale. and so it's this sort of impossible situation. and there hasn't been legislation that's caught up with this. but, yeah, it'...

>> yeah, i have not been in an actual face-to-face church service for this whole time because of the risks of being indoors. so all of my church experiences are virtual. but i have lots of opportunities to talk to other believers. i've done podcasts with rick warren, with franklin graham, with walter kim, with tim keller, all of these are pastors who have a big reach out there. >> throughout this pandemic, your friend and colleague dr. anthony fauci has faced death threats. he's talked about it on cnn and other places. i'm wondering if you've gone through the same thing yourself and what that ...