Lies, Politics and Democracy

FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world.

Season 2022 Episode 12 | 114m 22s | CC

FRONTLINE’s season premiere investigates American political leaders and choices they made that have undermined and threatened democracy in the U.S. In a two-hour documentary special premiering ahead of the 2022 midterms, FRONTLINE examines how officials fed the public lies about the 2020 presidential election and embraced rhetoric that led to political violence.

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