Fake video of Georgia voter fraud is Russian misinformation, US officials say
Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hand with then-president Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in 2019. Photo by Sputnik via Reuters
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U.S. intelligence agencies confirmed Friday they believe Russia is behind a fake but viral video of a man claiming to be a recent Haitian immigrant saying he and a friend were voting – twice – in Georgia for Kamala Harris.
“The IC 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,” U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies said in a statement.
In the joint statement, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said they assessed that Russian influence actors also manufactured a video falsely accusing an individual associated with the Democratic presidential ticket of taking a bribe from a U.S. entertainer.
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