2 more Russian disinformation videos are circulating online, sources say

U.S. officials judge different 2 clone videos circulating online and publically identified by nan FBI arsenic an effort to push mendacious predetermination information claims are apt portion of a Russia-backed malign power campaign ahead of Tuesday's statesmanlike election, 2 sources acquainted pinch nan process told CBS News. 

The news comes aft nan FBI said successful a connection Saturday that nan videos "are not authentic, are not from nan FBI, and nan contented they picture is false."

The agency said that 1 of nan videos falsely claims "the FBI has apprehended 3 linked groups committing ballot fraud, and nan 2nd relates to first man Doug Emhoff."

The FBI successful its connection did not opportunity who was down nan videos, and erstwhile reached by CBS News, declined to remark further. 

It added that nan 2 videos — utilizing Justice Department and FBI signage wrong them and images of Emhoff — were being circulated arsenic portion of "attempts to deceive nan nationalist pinch mendacious contented astir FBI operations."

The FBI did not property nan creation of nan propaganda to immoderate actor. 

Saturday's disclosure brings to 4 nan number of clone videos produced and distributed by Russia to mislead nan American electorate that person been publically identified successful caller days by nan U.S. government.   

On Thursday, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said a video which purports to show Haitians claiming that they illegally voted for Harris is clone and apt nan activity of a Russian troll farm.

And successful a associated connection Friday, nan Office of nan Director of National Intelligence, nan FBI and nan Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said nan intelligence organization "assesses that Russian power actors" manufactured nan video. 

Another clone video that appears to show personification destroying mail-in ballots successful Pennsylvania's Bucks County is besides fake, some authorities and national officials said.

The ODNI, nan FBI and nan CISA said a connection Friday that "Russian actors manufactured and amplified" that video.

In caller weeks, U.S. intelligence and Microsoft person assessed that U.S. adversaries have been conducting power campaigns to mislead voters successful nan 2024 election. 

Both nan U.S. authorities and Microsoft have said that Russia favors erstwhile President Donald Trump, while Iran favors Vice President Kamala Harris. 

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• 2024 Elections