The Big Lie, Pop Culture, and Threats to American Democracy

Where Chapter  11 dealt with theAmerican Democracy phenomenon of lying as a scandal, this chapter deals with a specific set of lies, collectively known as “The Big Lie,” surrounding the outcome of the 2020 Presidential Election. Further, these lies were not scandalous in a vacuum, but formed the foundation of the Insurrection that took place on January 6, 2021 in an attempt to stop the certification of the 2020 election by a joint session of Congress. Additionally, the heroic efforts of actors like Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, and Cassidy Hutchinson to pull back the curtain on the actions leading up to January 6 are discussed.