The U.S. intelligence community on Nov. 1 accused “Russian influencers” of creating the video that allegedly shows a Haitian immigrant claiming to have voted multiple times in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Three intelligence agencies – the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency – issued a joint statement on the video.
In the video, a man claiming to be an immigrant from Haiti talks about how he intended to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris multiple times in two precincts in Georgia.
Georgia is one of seven key battlegrounds in the Nov. 5 presidential election pitting Harris and former President Donald Trump against each other.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Oct. 31 that the video was “definitely fake” and likely “created by Russian hackers … looking to stir up dissent and chaos ahead of the election.”
He said his office became aware of the video, which purports to show a Haitian immigrant with multiple state IDs from Georgia claiming to have voted multiple times on Oct. 31.
“This video is fake and an example of the disinformation we’ve seen in this election,” he said. “It is likely outside interference to stir up resentment and chaos on the eve of the election,” he said in a statement.
Intelligence officials said the video was created by “Russian influence peddlers” and was part of “Moscow’s broader effort to foment untenable doubts about the integrity of the U.S. election and sow division among Americans.”
The intelligence agencies’ statement also said that the Russians had also created the fake video, which featured an individual who claimed to have ties to the Democratic campaign and claimed to have received bribes from an American artist.
For months, US intelligence agencies have claimed that Russia’s influence operations were aimed at spreading a divisive narrative and promoting support for Trump – allegations that Russia has denied./REL/
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