Election meddling has always been a potential threat, with social media and electronic voter machines election meddling is a much bigger threat now. The popular belief among the left is that Russia conspired with Trump to get him elected but this is not what has been proven. Social media accounts linked to groups like black lives matter and candidates like Trump and Hillary were created to divide the American people on key issues. It was found that many of these online accounts had no real connection to the groups and candidates they claimed to support, they were created by foreign interests with the intent of dividing the American people.