Destroying Democracy

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The above Compiled Evidence spreadsheet includes information in the following columns:

Column "L" - The Severity of the Action: Low, Medium, High, or Very High

Column "M" - Estimate of Points Lost: Measured on a scale of 1–6 where:

1. Very minor issue (technical or procedural concern)

2. Minor erosion or questionable intent.

3. Moderate concern, recurring or significant deviation.

4. High-impact deviation from norms (but reversible).

5. Authoritarian behavior, undermining key institutions.

6. Severe violation, democratic breakdown territory.

Column "N" - Impact Summary: A 1 sentence explanation of the impact of the event.

Below are resources for lies, misleading statements, and other attempts to undermine the truth in order to undermine trust in the news:

PolitiFact

MIT Media Lab’s Media Manipulation Research

Snopes

The Washington Post Fact Checker

The Berkman Klein Center at Harvard

FactCheck

Media Bias/Fact Check

Challenges to Democratic Norms: The Trump Era and the Republican Party

This site is a verifiable ledger of actions that erode U.S. democratic norms—focused on elections, checks and balances, the courts, and a free press. Every entry links to a primary document or reputable reporting so you can check the evidence yourself.

Coverage spans the early 1980s to today and includes:

Restrictions on voting/registration, partisan control of election administration, and certification pressure.
Attempts to subvert transfers of power, abuse investigations, or defy court orders.
Manipulation of the judiciary and attacks on watchdogs.
Retaliation against journalists and interference with press access.
Lawful-on-paper moves that still undermine core norms.

Inclusion to this list requires public, citable proof; we favor primary sources and track outcomes (blocked, upheld, reversed).

Challenges to the actions are also included in some circumstances.

This is a reference for researchers, journalists, educators, and voters—accuracy over spin. Entries are updated as courts rule and facts develop, so patterns are visible alongside the original sources.

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