Topic: Symposium

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell held a 72-hour "Cyber Symposium" regarding election integrity. While the hosts criticize the production quality, they note that the symposium presented evidence of vulnerabilities in voting machines and alleged Chinese interference. They observe that the narrative of election fraud has now flipped, with Republicans making the same claims Democrats made in 2016.

The Washington Post hosted a cyber security symposium featuring Janet Napolitano, which is described as an "advertorial" event likely funded by defense contractors. The introduction to the event used fear-based language regarding malware and Trojan horses to justify increased government surveillance and spending. Napolitano, who famously does not use email, was presented as an expert "steeped in cyber."