Homeland Threat Assessment (October 2020)

Government Record · Tier 1 — Primary Document · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · October 6, 2020

The Department of Homeland Security's first public threat assessment. It records over 100 days of violence and destruction in American cities in 2020 and states that Russian influence actors exploit American protest movements, sometimes amplifying both sides at once.

Russian influence actors also have exploited national tragedies, such as the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, and protest movements—sometimes magnifying both a protest and a counter-protest

Foreign Influence Activity in the Homeland