The agency issued a press release on Saturday addressing misleading movies circulating ahead of the election, stating it is aware of two such films “falsely purporting to be from the FBI regarding election safety.” One film claims the FBI had “apprehended three linked groups committing poll fraud,” while another targets Kamala Harris’ husband. The FBI has revealed that each of these fake news stories was entirely fabricated.
The proliferation of disinformation, accompanied by the emergence of politically motivated deepfakes and other forms of misleading visual content, has emerged as a pressing concern in the run-up to the US presidential election. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) stated in a post published on X that:
Ensuring the integrity of our electoral process remains a top priority, with the FBI collaborating meticulously with state and local law enforcement agencies to address election-related threats and safeguard community safety as citizens exercise their fundamental right to vote. Efforts to mislead the general public by disseminating inaccurate information regarding FBI activities threaten the integrity of our democratic process, compromising trust in the electoral system.
Just 24 hours prior, the FBI, along with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), announced that they had linked two separate videos back to “Russian influence actors,” including one that falsely portrayed individuals claiming to be from Haiti and illegally voting in multiple counties in Georgia.
