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Discussing digital organizing with President Obama

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President Obama visited Stanford University to deliver a keynote speech about disinformation and challenges to democracy in the digital information realm. Elise Joshi, Director of Operations at Gen Z for Change, was invited to join a small conversation with President Obama where she discussed using TikTok for digital organizing and news.

According to the discussion, where does truth-telling predominately come from in the current media landscape?

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