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Microsoft Warns Foreign Disinformation Is Hitting the US Election From All Directions

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69% Informative

Microsoft researchers say foreign influence operations targeting the US election are continuing to evolve.

Iran has been able to keep up its operations, particularly targeting the Trump campaign and foment anti-Israel sentiment.

Russia , China , and Iran are all but certain to stoke division and mistrust in vote security on Election Day and in its aftermath.

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76

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79

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39

Article tone

formal

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English

Language complexity

84

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not offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

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short-lived

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