Fears, worries, and uncertainties surround this year's presidential election as election disinformation becomes rampant.

Russia's efforts in 2016 to interfere in the election played a role in this year's fear. Experts said with the United States not knowing the election results for several days, there could be opening for foreign and domestic interference.

An assistant professor at American University's School of Communications, Saif Shahin, said there is a lot of uncertainty in this year's elections. He added that this could be a perfect breeding ground for disinformation campaigns or even casual rumors. 

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Senator Mark Warner, a top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said that foreign opponents could take advantage of President Donald Trump's early declaration of victory.

"In the coming days, I am deeply concerned that foreign adversaries could seek to amplify messages, like those from the President, that are designed to undermine the legitimacy of the election," Warner said in a The Hill report.

Acting Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Marco Rubio earlier warned of the threats in the days and weeks leading up to the election.

Rubio tweeted that opponents' disinformation attacks were designed for the days before and just after Election Day. He noted that the more outlandish the claim, the likelier it is foreign influence.

Officials have urged voters to be patient about the election results in the weeks to come as increased mail-in ballots could lengthen the vote count.

David Levine, a former Idaho election official, urged everyone to seek out information on trusted sources, especially from state and election officials.

"Those are the folks who run the election, and they have the best sense of what is going on the ground," Levine said in a report.

Results Update

Meanwhile, Nevada said that it would announce any new updates on election results until 9 a.m. on Thursday.

All in-person votes and mail-in ballots through Nov. 2 have been counted. However, mail-in ballots received on Election day and received over next week, as well as provisional ballots, still need to be counted.

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The election division said that ballots outstanding are difficult to estimate in Nevada as most voters sent a mail ballot. 

Disinformation Target

Black and Latino voters were bombarded with disinformation in the final days of the election.

Voting rights activists and experts tracked disinformation and confirmed that the said voters were flooded with memes of false claims.

Voting rights activists said it is unclear who is behind the disinformation, according to an NPR report. However, the intent was to discourage a turnout among people of color by triggering distrust in the political process.

Activist Andre Banks said they are talking about this misinformation as a part of the same trajectory as a poll tax, as a literacy test.

He added that a campaign targeted Black Americans to limit their power and their ability to shape the decisions that are made in this country.