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Beyond taking down content and accounts that violate their policies, some platforms have begun labeling misleading or borderline content, directing users to third-party \u201cauthoritative\u201d sources, and providing corrective information by engaging fact-checkers. They also attempt to reduce the reach of misleading posts by downranking them in their algorithms or otherwise limiting their spread. Some platforms created\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/votinginfocenter\u0022\u003Evoter information\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/events\/1301230857454153728?spoof_country=us\u0026amp;lang=en\u0022\u003Ecenters\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0with details on when, where, and how to vote and added a degree of\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/transparencyreport.google.com\/political-ads\/region\/US\u0022\u003Etransparency\u003C\/a\u003E\u00a0to their political advertising practices through\u00a0\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ads\/library\/\u0022\u003Ead libraries\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBut the platforms\u2019 policies on electoral misinformation have been released in a patchwork manner and are not uniform. 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