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    Russia Made Fake Video of Pennsylvania Ballot Destruction (Intel)

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    U.S. intelligence corroborated an exclusive USA TODAY report on how authorities believed Russia was behind the widely viewed pro-Trump, anti-Harris video.

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    American intelligence officials confirmed that one viral video released online showing destroyed mail-in ballots in key battleground suburb of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, is a hoax perpetrated by Russia as part of his secret effort has help elect former President Donald Trump.

    A federal official told exclusively to USA TODAY As of Friday, authorities believed that was the case, based on the details of the video and the fact that it targeted Vice President Kamala Harris and attempted to boost Trump’s electoral chances.

    Less than 12 hours later, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) confirmed this assessment in a statement. press release published Friday evening with the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security.

    The video, which began circulating Thursday, shows a stack of sealed mail-in ballot envelopes on a table as an unidentified man opened them and tore up the mail-in ballots with the votes for Trump and returned the ballots. vote for Harris.

    “F— Donald Trump,” the man in the video said repeatedly as he tore up the ballots.

    It was the third time in a month that the three agencies officially awarded a fake video attacking Harris or she running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walzin Moscow as part of an intensive U.S. effort to raise awareness among the American public of the Kremlin’s online propaganda efforts.

    A fake video “manufactured and amplified” by Russia

    The intelligence community, according to the new statement, “believes that Russian actors fabricated and amplified a recent video falsely depicting an individual tearing up ballots in Pennsylvania, based on information available to the IC and prior activities.” other Russian influencers, including videos and other disinformation activities.

    “This Russian activity is part of a broader effort by Moscow to raise unfounded questions about the integrity of the U.S. election and fuel divisions among Americans, as detailed in previous ODNI election updates.” , indicates the press release. “As Election Day approaches and in the weeks and months that follow, the IC expects Russia to create and disseminate additional media content that seeks to undermine confidence in the integrity of the election and divide Americans.”

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    Intelligence officials held a series of briefings with reporters in Washington detailing the latest efforts by Russia — as well as China and Iran — to interfere in the election in order to inform the public. They also declassified top-secret intelligence on Russia’s efforts, led by President Vladimir Putin, and made it public in “Election Security Update” reports accompanying the briefings.

    At the latest press briefing last Tuesday, officials said Russia, in particular, had stepped up efforts to intervene and boost Trump’s chances in the run-up to the Nov. 5 election. And they said in the last declassified note that Russia is at the origin of a fake video defaming Walz with false allegations of sexual abuse. Intelligence officials also warned that Russia’s efforts to help Trump, as well as Iran’s efforts to damage his candidacy because of its tough policies toward Tehran, would continue after the election – in especially if Trump disputes a defeat as he has strongly suggested.

    And officials said on September 23 that Russia also manufactured and distributed a widely seen fake video showing a young girl posing as a paralyzed victim of a hit and run car accident by Harris in San Francisco.

    The video bears all the hallmarks of a Russian information operation

    Bucks County officials issued a public warning Thursday evening saying they were aware of the “fake” video and had contacted the FBI, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office and the Pennsylvania Department of State about this.

    A federal official told USA TODAY Friday morning that the video bore all the hallmarks of a Russian influence operation and had triggered an investigation by all three federal agencies.

    The federal official also said authorities believe there are many other fake election videos in circulation, in which Russia films people posing as Americans to reinforce pro-Trump and anti-Harris narratives, sow general chaos and undermine confidence in the United States. electoral system.

    “This video is fake”: Pennsylvania officials say viral video of destroyed Trump ballots is a hoax

    Why would Russia want to target Bucks County, Pennsylvania?

    Recent polls show the presidential election is a stalemate. That makes Pennsylvania — particularly Bucks County, an affluent suburb just outside Philadelphia — a critical area in determining the outcome.

    In the previous two presidential elections, Montgomery and Bucks counties voted more ballots combined than Philadelphiawhich alone represents 10% of the 6.1 million votes totaled in 2020 and 11.5% of the 6.1 million votes counted in 2020.

    Next to Luzerne County, Bucks County has the narrowest gap between Republican and Democratic voters. Republicans make up about 41.6% of voters, while Democrats make up about 41% of voters, according to voter registration data from earlier this month.

    Both candidates focused intensively on Bucks County and neighboring areas. Last week, Trump operated the fry machine at a McDonald’s in Feasterville and later claimed he did it to show that he had spent “15 minutes more than Kamala“I work at the iconic fast food chain.

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