Voters beware: FBI warns of election disinformation movies

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an election disinformation warning on Saturday relating to two movies claiming to be from the FBI.

The primary video “stat[es] the FBI has apprehended three linked teams committing poll fraud and a second referring to the Second Gentleman.” The Second Gentleman refers to Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff. “These movies should not genuine, should not from the FBI, and the content material they depict is fake,” mentioned the assertion posted on the FBI’s X account.

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With the 2024 presidential election looming, misinformation and disinformation has been a significant concern. False details about rigged voting machines, suspending election day, and fabricated polls are only a few examples of falsehoods working rampant on social media. Whereas some could also be from trolls, a part of it could possibly be a coordinated effort by from American adversaries to incite discord and chaos.

On Friday, Nov. 1, the FBI issued a joint assertion with the Workplace of the Director of Nationwide Intelligence (ODNI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Safety Company (CISA) about two different movies believed to be the work of Russian disinformation efforts.

The primary falsely depicts “people claiming to be from Haiti and voting illegally in a number of counties in Georgia.” The Georgia Secretary of State has additionally refuted this video as false. The second is a Russian manufactured video “falsely accusing a person related to the Democratic presidential ticket of taking a bribe from a U.S. entertainer.”

The businesses imagine these movies are half of a bigger technique to undermine belief and inflame tensions referring to the election. “Within the lead as much as election day and within the weeks and months after, the IC [Intelligence Community] expects Russia to create and launch extra media content material that seeks to undermine belief within the integrity of the election and divide People.”

Here is your reminder to remain vigilant about deepfakes and disinformation, particularly AI-generated photos and movies and use trusted sources for election data.