U.S. counterspy gives rare warning on foreign meddling in U.S. election


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  • Saturday, 25 Jul 2020

Naomi Chavez Lopez votes as her three-year-old son Mateo waits next to her at Sonoma Elementary School during the primary election in Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S., June 2, 2020. New Mexico Republicans sued to block efforts to hold a mail-in statewide election which was proposed amid fears of the COVID-19 pandemic. REUTERS/Paul Ratje

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters should be on high alert for foreign interference in the Nov. 3 U.S. election, the U.S. counterintelligence agency chief said on Friday in a rare warning that the public should screen information, check online sources and report suspicious actions.

William Evanina, chief of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), said that with just over 100 days to the election, it was "imperative" his agency share with voters some of the information about possible interference that U.S. spies have given to campaigns and legislators.

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