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Breaking the Deadlock

Can Social Media Save Truth?

Season 2025 Episode 2 | 3m 07s

Social media gives everyone a voice鈥攂ut does it spread truth or chaos? Experts debate whether algorithms fuel angry mobs, distort facts, and threaten democracy, or if they empower accountability and transparency. Can empathy and shared facts can rescue democracy from digital chaos.

Funding for this program was provided in part by grants from The Rosalind P. Walter Foundation and by a grant from Anne Ray Foundation and by contributions from viewers like you. Thank you. Location furnished by The New York Historical.
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Game-Changing Confession and a Parent鈥檚 Nightmare
On election eve, a mother learns her son staged a viral stunt鈥攚hat happens next?
Clip: S2025 E2 | 5:38
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Truth vs. Politics: An Election Eve Dilemma
Hours before polls close, a candidate faces a choice: truth or power?
Clip: S2025 E2 | 5:43
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A Candidate鈥檚 Moment of Reckoning
A fake video, a high-stakes call, and an election on the line. Will truth or strategy win?
Clip: S2025 E2 | 4:15
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The Cost of Victory: Why Truth Still Matters in Politics
When winning means sacrificing truth: a candidate鈥檚 reckoning with integrity and disinformation.
Clip: S2025 E2 | 3:22
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Faith, Politics, and Media: A Classroom Showdown
When a classroom poster becomes a flashpoint鈥攈ow should media handle the heat? Watch the clip.
Clip: S2025 E2 | 5:08
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BREAKING the DEADLOCK: Truth Under Fire
Facing a gripping hypothetical dilemma, a panel of experts reckons with social media and truth.
Preview: S2025 E2 | 1:14
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BREAKING the DEADLOCK: Series Preview
BREAKING the DEADLOCK sparks bold, civil debate on America鈥檚 toughest issues.
Preview: 1:02
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Power to the People: Reclaiming Democracy
How does America move towards a more perfect union? Watch this clip from BREAKING the DEADLOCK.
Clip: S2025 E1 | 4:40
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The Pardon Dilemma
This BREAKING the DEADLOCK clip explores how a pardon debate tests justice, politics, and power.
Clip: S2025 E1 | 2:41
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Chris Christie: Oath Over Orders
Chris Christie questions executive power in this clip from BREAKING the DEADLOCK: A Power Play.
Clip: S2025 E1 | 3:14