What is the Big Lie?
The Big Lie is the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump and that the Republicans who affirmed Biden’s victory were part of a conspiracy to defeat their own party’s president
August 15, 2023
The Big Lie is the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump and that the Republicans who affirmed Biden’s victory were part of a conspiracy to defeat their own party’s president
August 15, 2023
Election subversion is any effort to change the rules to prevent the true election winner from taking office. It includes disinformation, voter intimidation & suppression, and election denialism.
August 14, 2023
New January 6th midterm polls finds that voters—especially voters who split the ticket—were strongly motivated to respond to threats to democracy.
December 16, 2022
The 2022 midterm elections altered the threats to democracy in the United States, but did not eliminate them.
November 29, 2022
An overview of Protect Democracy's work in response to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
October 31, 2022
Organizations across the ideological spectrum urge the Biden Administration to support National Guard amendments in the FY2022 NDAA.
September 21, 2022
Six months after the deadly 1/6 insurrection, it’s worth looking back and taking stock of how scholars analyzed the danger to American democracy before and after.
July 8, 2021
Six months after the deadly 1/6 insurrection, it’s worth looking back and taking stock of how scholars analyzed the danger to American democracy before and after.
July 8, 2021
Organizations across the political spectrum urge members of Congress to support the District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act (DCNGHRA).
April 26, 2021