Duke Professor Bill Adair is driven by a desire to make crucial information more accessible to wide audiences, and his principles are imperative for addressing the issue of lying in politics and the consequences of false information in democracy. Adair spoke on the topic “Beyond the Big Lie and the Assault on the Truth” April 1 at the Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy and Innovation at the University of Mississippi symposium “Addressing the Impact of Social Media and Artificial Intelligence on Democracy.” Adair’s most recent accomplishment tracks the trend of political falsehoods, a 2024 publication titled “Beyond the Big Lie: The Epidemic of Political Lying, Why Republicans Do It More, and How It Could Burn Down Our Democracy.”