Inside the partisan websites posing as local media

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<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A2bjXzeW8QcCDSI81eUZEmw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on a rise in websites that look like local media but have partisan aims and connections to political operatives and donors. And <a href="https://apple.news/AfPi5gxIlSK2iqnH11D9VMg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> has a guide to help verify whether information you&rsquo;re seeing online is coming from a reputable source.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ATUrEZmU9QUSPJPUGD3OdSw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> breaks down the marijuana legalization measures that are on the ballot in five states this election.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A4JQ43LFuQIC5k1s2jPKMFg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> is out with a special report that reveals that more than 7,500 people died in jails in the United States between 2008 and 2019, and most never saw their day in court.</p> <p>As the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers kick off the World Series, the <a href="https://apple.news/A_nSPl1zGS7mmTXdfamOqAA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains how Tampa Bay has the chance to pick up three championships this year.</p><p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A2bjXzeW8QcCDSI81eUZEmw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on a rise in websites that look like local media but have partisan aims and connections to political operatives and donors. And <a href="https://apple.news/AfPi5gxIlSK2iqnH11D9VMg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> has a guide to help verify whether information you&rsquo;re seeing online is coming from a reputable source.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ATUrEZmU9QUSPJPUGD3OdSw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> breaks down the marijuana legalization measures that are on the ballot in five states this election.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A4JQ43LFuQIC5k1s2jPKMFg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> is out with a special report that reveals that more than 7,500 people died in jails in the United States between 2008 and 2019, and most never saw their day in court.</p> <p>As the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers kick off the World Series, the <a href="https://apple.news/A_nSPl1zGS7mmTXdfamOqAA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains how Tampa Bay has the chance to pick up three championships this year.</p>