Less than two weeks out from the November 4 poll, US officials have revealed that the two countries had tried to target voters with a disinformation campaign designed to undermine the integrity of the election. FarrahTomazin reports from the US. ...
Iran and Russia have sought to influence the US election by obtaining voter registration data in a bid to spread false information.
He said the part of the aim was to "damage President Trump," however if some of the emails were sent to intimidate Democrats they could have also had the effect of hurting the campaign of Democratic nominee Joe Biden.“Additionally, Iran is distributing other content including a video that implies that individuals have cast fraudulent ballots, even from overseas,” Ratcliffe said.“These actions are desperate attempts by desperate adversaries.
Ratcliffe said that Russia had not engaged in the same actions as Iran, but “we are aware that they have obtained some voter information, just as they did in 2016.”However, he added that the intelligence community, including the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, acted swiftly to address the issue and that Americans could have confidence that “we are prepared for the possibility of actions by those hostile to democracy.
However, the unprecedented turnout has also resulted in widespread claims of voter suppression and intimidation tactics. FBI director Chris Wray urged Americans to be "discerning consumers" of information that was spread online.
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