The hours and days immediately after Election Day are likely to pose the greatest opportunity for anyone looking to mislead and deceive U.S. voters. That's according to tech executives, elected officials and intelligence analysts.
FILE - Chester County, Pa., election workers process mail-in and absentee ballots, in West Chester, Pa., Nov. 4, 2020. Director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Jen Easterly speaks to The Associated Press in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. In this combination of photos taken in Pennsylvania, Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event, Aug.
Analysts are blunter, warning that a particularly effective piece of disinformation could be devastating to public confidence in the election if spread in the hours after the polls close, and if the group behind the campaign knows to target a particularly important swing state or voting bloc.
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