FBI issues new warning, fake election videos.
Source: BBC News
FBI issues warning over two fake election videos
Video caption, False news reports made by Russian network ahead of US election
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Author, Olga Robinson, Shayan Sardarizadeh and Mike Wendling
Role, BBC Verify and BBC News
2 November 2024
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of two fake videos circulating online that aim to cast doubt around the US presidential election - the latest in a series of alerts by top officials.
BBC Verify found evidence linking the videos to a much larger, Russia-based operation that has produced hundreds of fakes directed at the election in recent months.
In a post on X on Saturday, the FBI said the two videos were spreading rumours about ballot fraud and about Doug Emhoff, the husband of Democrat candidate Vice-President Kamala Harris.
The fake videos, which purport to be from the FBI and include the bureau’s logo, did not receive a large amount of views from real people on X.
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FBI issues warning over two fake election videos
Video caption, False news reports made by Russian network ahead of US election
Article information
Author, Olga Robinson, Shayan Sardarizadeh and Mike Wendling
Role, BBC Verify and BBC News
2 November 2024
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of two fake videos circulating online that aim to cast doubt around the US presidential election - the latest in a series of alerts by top officials.
BBC Verify found evidence linking the videos to a much larger, Russia-based operation that has produced hundreds of fakes directed at the election in recent months.
In a post on X on Saturday, the FBI said the two videos were spreading rumours about ballot fraud and about Doug Emhoff, the husband of Democrat candidate Vice-President Kamala Harris.
The fake videos, which purport to be from the FBI and include the bureau’s logo, did not receive a large amount of views from real people on X.
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