1.The potential for disinformation campaigns by domestic and global actors to disrupt and influence the November 2020 US presidential election is very high, compounded by serious instability following the death of George Floyd.2.The use of 'cheapfake' digital video and picture manipulation is likely to rise in the pre-election period, with potentially significant implications because of slow take-down times that lead to wide circulation among credulous viewers.3.Either losing presidential candidate might use disinformation as a justification to challenge the legitimacy of the election results, provoking a further crisis with security implications.
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