Why foreign election interference fizzled in 2020
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Jasper, Scott
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2020-11-23
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As the 2020 presidential campaign ramped up in August, US intelligence agencies warned that Russia, China, and Iran would attempt to interfere in the elections using disinformation campaigns or potentially disrupting voting processes. While officials continue to believe that Russia should remain the primary concern, Iran stole the headlines this election season with a brazen email campaign, while China steadily expanded efforts to shape US policy. US agencies and social media companies had four years to prepare after the high-profile Russian onslaught of hacked material and fake news in 2016, and the initial evidence suggests the new policies and playbooks they deployed helped limit the damage in 2020.
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17 USC 105 interim-entered record; under review.
The article of record as published may be found at https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/why-foreign-election-interference-fizzled-in-2020/
The article of record as published may be found at https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/why-foreign-election-interference-fizzled-in-2020/
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National Security Affairs (NSA)
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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4 p.
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Scott Jasper, “Why foreign election interference fizzled in 2020”. Atlantic Council, November 23, 2020.
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