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Election officials across Colorado are taking steps to fight social media misinformation. The stakes are high, as artificial intelligence makes it easier than ever to create false images that look and sound real. On In The NoCo, we get a look at the behind-the scenes work to safeguard the 2024 election for Colorado voters with Weld County Clerk Carly Koppes.

A new survey of several Mountain West states found that 85% of respondents are concerned about our Democracy. Research firm Morning Consult talked with nearly 1,900 people. Most were also concerned about misinformation and expect more violence similar to what occurred on Jan. 6.

Experts expect another wave of misinformation from anti-vaccine activists and conspiracy theorists with the FDA's approval of Pfizer's vaccine for kids aged 5 to 11. That could include misleading and graphic articles and videos claiming severe side effects intended to sow doubt.

In Las Vegas, county commissioners passed a resolution calling misinformation a "public health crisis," while Idaho's public health department is cracking down on misinformation on Facebook.

A new campaign is putting pressure on Facebook to combat Spanish-language misinformation.

Last month, almost a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook cracked down on vaccine misinformation. But researchers say the social media platform hasn't been flagging Spanish-language misinformation as effectively as it does in English.

Colorado organizations are working to address digital radicalization causing extremism and targeted crimes in the state.

Ben Barto lives in the rural West, a region that voted overwhelmingly for the president during the last election. He had friends who attended Trump's rally before the mob stormed the Capitol. "All of those people that you saw at the Capitol – they are fed up," he said.

A voting machine company based in the Mountain West has become the center of an unfounded conspiracy theory propagated by the president intended to shed doubt on the presidential election.

While President Donald Trump's accusations of widespread voter fraud are based on no evidence, they are gaining some traction in the region.