Biggest online threat came after election

THE TH biggest threat for dangerous dan online activity on on Facebook and Twitter came cam not on Election Day but but the day after.

The T limbo period after the the polls closed until the final fina results of the presidential pre election are tabulated tab has turned into the the most fraught for the spread spr of premature declarations dec of victory and and unsubstantiated allegations alle of voter fraud or or election e rigging and will wil present social media companies com with their defining defi test, misinformation mis experts say. say

Facebook F and Twitter began beg attaching more pointed poi disclaimers to a string stri of President Donald Do Trump’s posts and and to those of his surrogates sur yesterday.

It has been feared false or misleading social media posts questioning the integrity of the election process could help propel the country into tumult or even civil unrest.

“This is the moment our community has been most worried about,” said disinformation researcher Emerson Brooking.

“Millions of Americans have been told by President Trump, incorrectly, that the election has already been decided.

“We are seeing many false allegations of fraud. We are seeing armed militia and Neo-nazi groups instructing their members to ‘stand by’ to support the president,’” said Brooking.