One thing is certain, the last week provides U.S. adversaries with an opening to further exploit widening seams in American society. As they have done in the past, disinformation campaigns will focus on the many issues dividing Americans, especially race. https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-the-media-should-focus-on-the-need-for-genuine-political-reform-not-just-the-violence/

According to the report of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Russian active measures during the 2016 Presidential campaign, ’96 percent of the Internet Research Agency’s YouTube content was targeted at racial issues and police brutality.’

Fake stories and manufactured or drastically altered videos and photos are likely to proliferate in the coming days and weeks, designed to elicit anger and drive division, a trend likely to increase in the lead up to the November 2020 election.

Responsible and objective journalism should focus less on amplifying the fringes and more on the prospects for grass-roots political change being demanded by a generation of Americans who refuse to live in a society that undervalues individuals based on the color of their skin.