#Election2020 Latest update from senior @CISAgov official, FBI is investigating robocalls urging voters to stay home on election day. Official said "this (is) more of a voter intimidation, voter suppression tactic" + emphasized that it happens every election. Official would not
say whether the whatsapp messages received by voters in Dearborn, MI are part of this investigation, but said that they aren't seeing similar WhatsApp messages elsewhere. On the whatsapp messages, official gave credit to MI Secretary of State for calling it out, “Sunlight is the
best disinfectant for those types of operations." There continue to be technical issues, but official said "folks are resolving them as quickly as possible." Overall, official said "frankly, we haven't seen a whole bunch new. This just looks like any other election day + really
just another Tuesday." Added "We're not letting our guard down." Big picture, when it comes to foreign interference, official said, "I think what we're seeing more than anything out of state propaganda wings is a steady drumbeat of disinfo intended to undermine confidence in the
election, but to also exacerbate existing racial + gender divides. They are just looking to cause as much friction here + cause a fight amongst ourselves." On Russia, official would not compare level of activity in the run-up of this election to the level of activity in 2016.
Official said that the level of coordinated Russian attacks targeting state + local infrastructure is still "quite significant". @CBSNews @mkaplantv

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