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From me and Joan E Greve:

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Chris Krebs, the former head of the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, on Monday reminded Americans that there's still no evidence of significant voter fraud in the 2020 election.

Trump fired Krebs last week by tweet after the director had pushed back on the president's baseless claims of voter fraud. Krebs' agency was responsible for coordinating federal, state and local efforts to defend electoral systems from foreign or domestic interference. The agency had vouched for the reliability of the 2020 vote.

The transition starts now. And as a reminder, still no evidence that election systems and votes were manipulated. All Americans should have confidence in the security of their vote. But the #disinfo likely won't stop. Keep on the lookout and don't fall for it. #WeArePerseus