FBI Warns of Fake Videos Spreading Misinformation About US Presidential Election
Washington – 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.
“These videos are not authentic, are not from the FBI, and the content they depict is false,” the FBI statement said, external.
“Attempts to deceive the public with false content about FBI operations undermines our democratic process sand aims to erode trust in the electoral system.”
