At the beginning of the weekend, the FBI issued a statement statement Referral to videos “falsely claiming to be from the FBI on election security.” That includes one alleging the bureau “caught three affiliated groups committing ballot fraud” and allegations against Kamala Harris’ husband.
With the presidential elections starting tomorrow, disinformation has increased significantly in the past few days. Late last week, the FBI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said they were following up on the two crimes. else videos purporting to impersonate “Russian actors of influence,” including individuals from Haiti, illegally voting in multiple counties in Georgia.
Only a few days left, then everything will be fine. Is that right?
– Matt Smith
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