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FBI & CISA Warn Foreign Actors Will Likely Spread Disinformation About 2020 Election Results
Yesterday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) issued a public service announcement that warned of the potential threat posed by foreign actor... -
Election Administration Challenges in North Carolina
What can North Carolina's March primary tell us about November? -
Online Voting Wasn’t Ready for 2020. Don’t Count on It Anytime Soon.
Online voting is far from ready to be rolled out in U.S. elections. What can be done in the meantime? -
Support for U.S. Intelligence Continues, Despite Presidential Attacks and Concerns Over Transparency
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs recently published the results from the third round of an annual poll, sponsored by the University of Texas at Austin’s Intelligence Studies Project, which aims to s... -
New Mexico’s 2020 Primary in the Wake of the Coronavirus
What challenges does New Mexico face ahead of the general elections? -
Rehearsal for November: An Analysis of 17 August State Elections
In states with primary and runoff elections in August, the process went more smoothly than in earlier primary elections. -
Does the DHS Whistleblower Report Reveal an Election Interference Scandal?
The whistleblower claims the national security adviser personally gave explicit instructions to the Department of Homeland Security to prioritize intelligence about Chinese interference. -
The 2020 Minnesota Primary in the Wake of the Coronavirus
Minnesota has already made several changes to support voters amid the pandemic. But the state continues to face some significant challenges in the run-up to November. -
Moving Beyond Fears of the ‘Russian Playbook’
Tackling disinformation requires humility, calm and attention to details as the threat evolves and becomes more complex: Tropes such as the “Russian playbook” are no longer helpful ahead of the November ... -
The Justice Department's Policy Against Election Interference is Open to Abuse
The ambiguity of the Justice Department’s election policy is particularly concerning in light of hints from Attorney General William Barr about a possible October Surprise. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Ben Nimmo on the Return of the Internet Research Agency
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Thirty-Six Hours of Cheapfakes
Over the course of two short days, figures affiliated with the GOP published three different deceptively edited videos on social media. Platforms can’t handle the challenge alone.
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