Episode
Frontline: Lies, Politics and Democracy
Overview
Frontline’s season premiere investigates American political leaders and choices they’ve 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.
Details
- Series
- Frontline
- Season
- Season 41
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2022-09-06
- Runtime
- 115 min
Episode context
Lies, Politics and Democracy is Episode 12 in Season 41 of Frontline. It aired on 2022-09-06. The runtime is 115 min.
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