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(U) The declassified, January 6, 2017, Intelligence Community Assessment also highlighted preparations related to voter fraud, noting that Russian diplomats "were prepared to publicly call into question the validity of the results" and that "pro-Kremlin bloggers had prepared a Twitter campaign, #DemocracyRIP, on election night in anticipation of Secretary Clinton's victory, judging from their social media activity."^[3]

(U) During a 2017 election, State 17 saw bot activity on social media, including allegations of voter fraud, in particular on Reddit. State 17 had to try to prove later that there was no fraud.^[4]

H. (U) Two Unexplained Events

1. (U) Cyber Activity in State 22

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3. (U) Intelligence Community Assessment, Assessing Russian Activities and intentions in Recent U.S. Elections, January 6, 2017, p. 2.
4. (U) See Memorandum for the Record, SSCI Staff, Conference Call with State 17, January 25, 2018. The Committee notes it is conducting a related Investigation into the use of social media by Russian-government affiliated entities.
5. (U)The Fusion Center model is a partnership between DHS and state, local, tribal, and territorial entities. They serve as a focal point for "the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information."
6. (U) CTIIC Cyber Threat Intelligence Summary/Cyber Threats in Focus, Malicious Cyber Activity on Election-Related Computer Networks Last Spring Possibly Linked to Russia, October 7, 2016; DHS, IIR 4 019 0147 16, September 28, 2016.
7. (U) Ibid.
8. (U) Ibid.

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