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Have been shock and disbelief. i would have thought she is an out hraoeur and not anything more than a fringe movement maybe. but that's not the case any more. >> reporter: barbara studied civil conflict for years, from yugoslavia to northern ireland. >> experts who study wars and study the warning signs have been talking about them. but nobody wanted to believe it. and january 6th made it impossible to deny and ignore that there really was this cancer growing in our own country. there was a threat that was mobilizing. >> reporter: she warns right wing media, social media, and from trump himse...

At the university of california in san diego. she has studied civil conflict for years from yugoslavia to northernire lnld. >> experts who study civil wars and know the warning signs, we've been talking about them, but nobody wanted to believe it. and january 6th made it impossible to deny and ignore that there really was this cancer growing in our own country. there was a threat that was mobilizing. >> she warns the constant barrage of lies undermining american elections, right-wing media on social media and from trump himself has put the united states on a perilous path. >> citizens do belie...

There was a threat that was mobilizing. >> reporter: she warns the constant barrage of lies undermining american elections from right wing media, on social media, and from trump himself has put the united states on a perilous path. >> citizens do believe what they are hearing. if they hear it long enough and consistently enough, and if that is all they hear, they absolutely don't think it's a lie. they think it's the truth. >> reporter: will you trust the next election? >> probably not. >> reporter: but that is a terrible thing, right? >> oh, yeah. it's a terrible thing. i don't think you can ...

>> reporter: she warns the constant barrage of lies undermining american elections from right wing media, on social media, and from trump himself has put the united states on a perilous path. >> citizens do believe what they are hearing. if they hear it long enough and consistently enough, and if that is all they hear, they absolutely don't think it's a lie. they think it's the truth. >> reporter: will you trust the next election? >> probably not. >> reporter: but that is a terrible thing, right? >> oh, yeah. it's a terrible thing. i don't think you can trust our government anymore. it's sad b...

>> reporter: barbara walter is a professor at the university of california in san diego. she has studied civil conflict for years from yugoslavia to northern ireland. >> experts who study civil wars and know the warning signs, we've been talking about them, but nobody wanted to believe it. and january 6th made it impossible to deny and ignore that there really was this cancer growing in our own country. >> stop the steal! >> there was a threat that was mobilizing. >> reporter: she warns the constant barrage of lies undermining elections from right wing media, on social media, and from trump hi...