“They’ve laid the groundwork for #InfluenceCampaigns on trending #election-related topics & begun to activate these campaigns in an apparent effort to stir up controversy or sway voters — especially in swing states,” Clint Watts, the #ThreatCenter’s general manager, wrote in a blog accompanying the report. Since March, another #Iran-linked group has been posting in the guise of political & social activists & could escalate to #intimidation & #incitement, he warned.

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