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November 4, 2017

Lawyers from Facebook, Google and Twitter faced tough questions from Congress about how foreign actors used their platforms to influence the 2016 election. Facebook now says around 130 million Americans were exposed to content created by alleged...

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November 3, 2017

Key differences between Islamic State's claim of responsibility for the New York City truck attack and claims for previous terror attacks have caught the eye of counterterror officials, who are trying to determine what it might mean for the state of...

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November 2, 2017

The October 4 attack in Niger that claimed the lives of four U.S soldiers – as well as their interpreter and four Nigeriens – remains under official investigation amid a firestorm of controversy and confusion. While the Pentagon has yet to point...

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November 1, 2017

CBS News: CEP President Fran Townsend discussed the truck terror attack in New York City that killed eight people and what authorities know about the alleged perpetrator.

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November 1, 2017

At a news conference at 1 Police Plaza less than two hours after the deadly attack, John Miller, the New York Police Department’s chief of counterterrorism, cited the Islamic State’s updated guidance to jihadi aspirants contained in the third...

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November 1, 2017

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller joins host Shep Smith to discuss the latest information into the truck terror attack on Halloweeen in New York City.

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November 1, 2017

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller discusses the proliferation of extremist content online and its conection to the terrorist attack on Halloween in New York City.

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October 31, 2017

Google has taken steps to remove terrorist propaganda from its YouTube video-sharing site after investigations by The Times exposed the extent of the material and advertisers withdrew millions of pounds of business. However, experts have warned that...

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October 31, 2017

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller discusses the use of vehicles by terrorists as weapons of mass destruction.

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On January 23, 2019, two car bombs exploded outside of a mosque in Benghazi, Libya, killing 41 people and injuring 80 others. No group claimed responsibility for the blast, but remnants suggested an ISIS affiliate was responsible.  

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