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Illustration: Sarah Grillo/AxiosWith rare, if not unprecedented, agreement, President Trump, Joe Biden, intelligence officials and Big Tech CEOs are all warning of threats to accurate and trusted vote counts before, on and after election day.&nbsp;American elections face a triple threat in 2020:&nbsp;Why it matters: This is the era of misinformation and mistrust, so it's easy to war game scenarios where the election provokes civil unrest and dispute. So here are the facts you need to know — and share:&nbsp;Don't expect a conclusive outcome election night. Be patient. And go into the night knowing it might take a week to count every vote.History shows mail-in voting is safe. A Brookings analysis found minuscule numbers of fraud cases, going back many years, in the five Western states that vote almost entirely by mail. . Be extra cautious of your sources of news, especially on social platforms. Don't share news unless you're 100% confident in its accuracy and legitimacy.&nbsp; to understand how you can vote in your state.Vote.The bottom line: This is an unprecedented election, in an unprecedented time, that will test a lot of our electoral institutions and norms.The Axios pledge to you Axios brings you a clinical view of the news — clear-eyed and skeptical, explaining and illuminating all sides, with a bias toward facts and reality. Why it matters: We're not a warm bath for partisans on either side — there are plenty of places for that. What we bring you is efficient news you can trust — and share with confidence. America faces a tense, complicated two months to Election Day. Axios promises to help you navigate it with an efficient, healthy news diet. 📬 If you value the sanity and cleanliness of Axios AM and PM, please urge your friends, family and coworkers to join our daily conversations by .FBI Director Christopher Wray responded to a question on the security of mail-in voting to the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Thursday by saying that the agency has "not seen, historically, any kind of coordinated national voter fraud effort in a major election, whether it's by mail or otherwise." Why it matters: President Trump has ramped up his claims, without evidence, that widespread mail-in voting would rig the 2020 election against him. On Wednesday, after declining to say whether he would commit to a if he loses the election to Joe Biden, Trump said that "the ballots are out of control." Voters who disapprove of President Trump most strongly are by far the most likely to vote by mail in the presidential election, according to an Axios analysis of exclusive data from SurveyMonkey and Tableau.Why it matters: The new data shows just how strongly the mail-in vote is likely to favor Joe Biden — with potentially enormous implications in the swing states due to the with mail ballots.Former first lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday urged people to vote in spite of conspiracy theories and disinformation "about the validity of our election process," per .Between the lines: Officials are about the heightened potential for disinformation in an unusual election year. That comes as President Trump has stoked fears of election fraud, that "lots of things can happen" with voting by mail if the presidential race isn't decided on election night.Catch up on coronavirus stories and special reports, curated by Mike Allen everyday

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/AxiosWith rare, if not unprecedented, agreement, President Trump, Joe Biden, intelligence officials and Big Tech CEOs are all warning of threats to accurate and trusted vote counts before, on and after election day.&nbsp;American elections face a triple threat in 2020:&nbsp;Why it matters: This is the era of misinformation and mistrust, so it's easy to war game scenarios where the election provokes civil unrest and dispute. So here are the facts you need to know — and share:&nbsp;Don't expect a conclusive outcome election night. Be patient. And go into the night...

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