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Two fake videos on social media attempting to influence the U.S. election were the work of “Russian influence actors,” multiple U.S. agencies said Friday.
“The [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, the FBI, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
“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,” the agencies added.
The revelation comes a week after the agencies blamed Russia for another fake video purporting to show a poll worker ripping up ballots in Pennsylvania, as well as a video falsely alleging that Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz assaulted one of his former students.
Russia, China, and Iran are all working to interfere with the U.S. election, intelligence officials have warned, through cyberattacks as well as influence operations. That election interference is likely to continue beyond Election Day, with Washington’s adversaries seeking to sow discord and cast doubt over the results as they’re being tabulated.
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