Lies, Politics and Democracy

Ahead of the 2022 midterms, FRONTLINE’s two-hour season premiere investigates political leaders and choices they made at key points that have undermined and threatened American democracy. In “Lies, Politics and Democracy,” FRONTLINE examines how officials fed the public lies about the 2020...

113 min - World Affairs & Investigations - FRONTLINE PBS

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