Disinformation in Terrorist Content Online

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In the absence of the political will necessary to create a whole-of-society response to online disinformation, Congress must empower a professional, non-partisan commission to lead this charge, convene disparate stakeholders, and establish a shared understanding of the threat. More than two years after Russia’s online interference campaign began in the United States, more than a decade since it began auditioning these tactics in Eastern Europe, and as more malign disinformation from both other foreign as well as domestic actors proliferates online, it is time to stop attempting to solve a problem that is a complex tapestry with a patchwork solution. It is likely too late for such a body to be established and make significant progress before the 2020 election, but laying the foundation of this structure will have benefits for generations to come.