FBI 'aware' of 2 fake videos related to the election

The agency did not opportunity if nan videos person a overseas nexus.

The FBI said it is "aware" of 2 clone videos claiming to beryllium from nan agency and related to the 2024 election.

The first video, according to nan FBI, falsely said nan agency apprehended 3 groups committing ballot fraud and nan 2nd pertains to Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. Both are fake, nan FBI said.

"Attempts to deceive nan nationalist pinch mendacious contented astir FBI operations undermines our antiauthoritarian process and intends to erode spot successful nan electoral system," nan FBI says. "The FBI encourages everyone to activity predetermination and voting accusation from reliable sources, specified arsenic your section predetermination office. And if you fishy criminal activity, we inquire that you study that accusation to authorities aliases section rule enforcement aliases your section FBI section office."

People hold successful statement to ballot connected nan past time of early voting astatine nan High Museum of Art successful Atlanta, Nov. 1, 2024.

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Fake videos are often nan activity of overseas actors – and successful particular, Russia, China and Iran, nan intelligence organization has assessed. The FBI does not opportunity if nan videos person a overseas nexus, however.

Just yesterday, nan intelligence organization said that a video purporting to show Haitian migrants connected nan measurement to ballot successful Georgia was a Russian power operation.

"We person to understand what these adversaries want," CISA Director Jen Easterly told ABC News' Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas successful an question and reply connected Thursday. "They each want conscionable 2 things. They want to undermine American assurance successful our elections and spot successful democracy, and they want to stoke partisan discord. They want to pit Americans against each other, and they are looking for immoderate opportunities to create rage, and we cognize that enragement equals engagement."