Cheers: To fighting misinformation. While we editorially oppose Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposal to criminalize lies about election results and security, efforts to combat such misinformation must continue. Falsehoods about the 2020 presidential election remain widespread, undermining faith in our democracy; in one extreme case, they led to an insurrection last year at the U.S. Capitol. Steve Hobbs, Washington’s new secretary of state, says his office will aggressively combat misinformation.