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FBI Warns Of Two Fake Online Videos Relating To Election Security
The agency issued a statement warning that the videos were fake.
Authorities said that one video stated that the FBI had apprehended “three linked groups committing ballot fraud,” and the other had to do with Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. The statement underscores the extent to which federal and state authorities have concern over false information and deepfakes in advance of the election. On Friday, intelligence officials issued an assessment 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.” Russian sources also manufactured a video “falsely accusing an individual associated with the Democratic presidential ticket of taking a bribe from a U.S. entertainer,” according to the office of the director of national intelligence.
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