The intelligence community is once again sounding the alarm over a ‘fabricated and amplified’ Russian video reporting election fraud in Arizona – and warning that Russian activity will likely focus on swing states. battle.
“Since our statement on Friday, the IC has observed foreign adversaries, particularly Russia, conducting additional influence operations designed to undermine public confidence in the integrity of U.S. elections and fuel divisions among Americans” , the FBI, ODNI and CISA said in a statement. Monday evening.
“The IC expects that these activities will intensify on Election Day and in the coming weeks, and that narratives of foreign influence will focus on swing states,” officials added in the statement.
Russia, according to the intelligence community, poses the “most active threat” in the election.
“Influence actors linked to Russia in particular are fabricating videos and creating false articles to undermine the legitimacy of the election, incite fear among voters about the electoral process, and suggest that Americans use violence against each other. against others due to political preferences, judging from the available information. to the CI,” continues the press release.
“These efforts risk inciting violence, including against election officials. We anticipate that Russian actors will post more fabricated content on these themes throughout Election Day and in the days and weeks following the close elections,” officials said in the statement.
Content bearing the hallmarks of a Russian influence operation includes a video claiming election fraud in Arizona and an article falsely claiming that U.S. officials in key states are planning to orchestrate election fraud using a series of tactics, such as as ballot stuffing and cyberattacks.
CISA said it had to seek reliable sources of information – election officials themselves.
-Luke Barr of ABC News
