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Experts are warning that the spread of misinformation could get worse in the coming presidential election contest.

Nearly three years after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the false election conspiracy theories that drove the violent attack remain prevalent on social media and cable news: suitcases filled with ballots, late-night ballot dumps, dead people voting. Experts warn it will likely be worse in the coming presidential election contest. The safeguards that attempted to counter the bogus claims the last time are eroding, while the tools and systems that create and spread them are only getting strong...

NEW YORK — Nearly three years after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the false election conspiracy theories that drove the violent attack remain prevalent on social media and cable news: suitcases filled with ballots, late-night ballot dumps, dead people voting. Experts warn it will likely be worse in the coming

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Experts are warning that the spread of misinformation could get worse in the coming presidential election contest

A new Taibbil deep dive on "The Cyber Threat Intelligence League" or CTI, another concerted effort to promote "Russian influence"fabrications.

Kremlin-backed propaganda has fused the Middle East and Ukraine wars together online. Real-world attacks, in France and elsewhere, are starting to follow.

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

Democrats are making hay over Russian interference in the 2016 election… but they could reap the benefits of similar interference in 2018. Russian bots have been caught promoting one very left-wing hashtag on Twitter: #AbolishICE. According to Medium, the hashtag “has been connected to Russian bots.” “It has ranked as the third or fourth most […]

Karlin Lillington: US expert argues for tighter controls and end lax containment efforts