Russians Behind Fake Election Video: US Intelligence Officials

Russian actors made a video that’s been circulating that purportedly shows people from another country illegally voting in the United States, U.S. intelligence officials said on Nov. 1.
“It is likely foreign interference attempting to sow discord and chaos on the eve of the eve of the 2024 Presidential election,” Raffensperger said.
Raffensperger said Russians were likely behind the effort.
Intelligence officials said that the assessment of Russians being behind the video was “based on information available to the IC and prior activities of other Russian influence actors, including videos and other disinformation activities.” They did not provide additional details.
The intelligence agencies also said that Russians produced a different video that falsely accuses a person linked with the Democrat presidential ticket, comprising Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, of taking a bribe from an American entertainer.
“This Russian activity is part of Moscow’s broader effort to raise unfounded questions about the integrity of the US election and stoke divisions among American,” the officials said, adding that they expect Russians to make additional videos and release them either before or shortly after the Nov. 5 election.
Other Russian operations have created websites designed to look like legitimate news websites and fake social media accounts on a large scale, including some that purported to be U.S. citizens and directed people to the fake news sites.
Several other countries, including Iran and China, have also engaged in similar efforts, according to the FBI and other U.S. agencies.
“There has been incredible effort across local, state and federal governments to ensure the security and integrity of our nation’s election infrastructure. Americans should be confident that their votes will be counted as cast. They should also know that our foreign adversaries will try to make them believe otherwise.”