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You can watch The Independent (2022) for free on Kanopy, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.

It's the final weeks of the most consequential presidential election in history. America is poised to elect either its first female president or its first viable independent candidate. Reporting history as it's made, an idealistic young journalist teams up with her idol, legendary journalist Nick Booker, to uncover a conspiracy that places the fate of the election, and the country, in their hands.

An idealistic reporter risks everything to chase a conspiracy brewing in the final weeks of a historic presidential election. She finds an unlikely ally in a legendary veteran journalist, but their search for truth threatens to unmask a massive political deception.

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