TAMPA, Fla. - After the murder of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, Utah Governor Spencer Cox is warning that enemy nations are weaponizing social media to incite violence and sow division among Americans.

"There is a tremendous amount of disinformation we are tracking," said Cox.

What we know:

Scrolling through social media in the last few days, the country can feel more divided than ever. But, Cox said many of the posts fueling outrage are not from fellow Americans.

"What we are seeing is our adversaries want violence," Cox said. "We have bots from Russia, China, all over the world that are trying to instill disinformation and encourage violence."

Cox is urging people to step away from toxic online spaces.

"I would encourage you to ignore those, to turn off those streams a

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