Russia, if you're listening

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Owen Bennett-Jones explores the threats facing America’s electoral system - from Russian interference to voter suppression and from cyber-attacks to conspiracy theories. How vulnerable is American democracy? And can US citizens still trust the system to deliver a fair result? As the Republican and Democratic parties prepare for November’s mid-terms, the last major polling day before the 2024 Presidential election, we hear what is being done to counter these threats. And with Donald Trump's Stop the Steal campaign bringing doubts about the electoral system into the political mainstream, is an erosion of faith in democracy now the greatest threat of all? In Episode One, a young cyber-security expert in Georgia stumbles upon a trove of highly confidential information about thousands of voters - a potential gift to hackers and hostile foreign governments. We also learn of Russian attempts to hack the infrastructure of American elections. Presenter: Owen Bennett-Jones Producer: Leo Hornak A Novel production for BBC Radio 4