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We are from Haiti. We came to America six months ago, and we already have our American citizenship -- we're voting Kamala Harris."
The 20-second clip features a man saying in a stilted, robotic delivery
They were very careful in how they filmed it not to give anything away" to
said Linvill, who has closely studied the groupImportantly, they also use what are likely West African actors, frequently recruited from the Saint Petersburg area,
he told AFPThis is all about spewing disinformation designed to undermine trust in our elections, and to sow partisan discord, and we cannot allow our foreign adversaries to have a vote in our democracy,
Easterly said
There is a fire hose of disinformation that Americans have been subjected to,
Easterly saidWe can definitively report that it is Russian produced and specifically designed to go viral, to undermine American confidence in the security and integrity of our elections,
Easterly said when asked about the videoThat’s really a sea change from 2020 when we see these foreign networks amplifying domestic disinformation and misinformation, but not producing their own,
Brooking saidIt is much more likely that Americans are sharing content produced or directed by Russians than in 2020,
he addedThere’s this undercurrent of racial animus, which these attempts are also trying to activate,
he saidWe are working to combat this and identify the origin of it with our state and federal partners. CISA [Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency] is currently investigating. In the meantime, we ask [X owner] Elon Musk and the leadership of other social media platforms to take this down. This is obviously fake and part of a disinformation effort. Likely it is a production of Russian troll farms,
Raffensperger said
This is false and is an example of targeted disinformation we've seen in this and other elections. It is likely foreign interference attempting to sow discord and chaos on the eve of the 2024 Presidential election."
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, issued a statement on Thursday evening in which he said of the videoThis Russian activity is part of Moscow's broader effort to raise unfounded questions about the integrity of the US election and stoke divisions among Americans, as detailed in prior ODNI election updates,
the ODNI, FBI, and CISA said in their joint statement
In the lead up to election day and in the weeks and months after, the IC expects Russia to create and release additional media content that seeks to undermine trust in the integrity of the election and divide Americans,
the group said in its statement, referring to itself as the "intelligence community" or "IC."Elon Musk and the leadership of other social media platforms to take this down."
In a statement posted on X, Raffensperger urgesThe [U.S. Intelligence Community] assesses that Russian influence actors manufactured a recent video that falsely depicted individuals claiming to be from Haiti and voting illegally in multiple counties in Georgia,
read a joint statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
Many of these countries did not have a full appreciation for the various election processes that happen after polls close, and now that they have greater awareness of the significance, they have greater ability to attempt to disrupt them,
an ODNI official told reportersMoscow and Tehran may also see an opportunity to continue pushing content favoring their preferred outcome,
the report saidThis judgment is based on information available to the IC [intelligence community] and prior activities of other Russian influence actors, including videos and other disinformation activities,
the agencies said
We’re voting Kamala Harris. Yesterday, we voted in Gwinnett county, and today we’re voting in Fulton county,
the man says in the 20-second clip
This is obviously fake, and likely it is a production of Russian troll farms,
he wrote