The FBI has issued a PSA that election results may take weeks or days to certify, and the malign actors will take advantage of this gap to sow disinformation, including casting doubt on and discrediting election results 1/ https://twitter.com/NCSCgov/status/1308502869843365890

This is Scenario #3 which @davidashimer and I outlined in our piece. Great step for FBI to be proactive of warning both of delay in certifying results and in the potential for misinformation. As we note, ALL secretaries of state should be doing the same https://www.justsecurity.org/72491/prepare-for-the-worst-and-fight-for-the-best-a-citizens-guide-to-2020-electoral-interference/

Also, while the FBI PSA highlights "foreign actors," it goes without saying that domestic actors can and will manipulate this window as well. @BarbMcQuade notes that the AG himself has already shown a willingness to do so https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/09/22/barr-help-trump-election/