Raffensperger says viral video alleging voter fraud is ‘obviously fake’ and foreign interference in Georgia election likely

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Thursday that the state was being targeted by election-related disinformation, pointing to a viral video of alleged voter fraud that he suggested could be the result of foreign interference.

The original video, which surfaced on social media platform X on Thursday, had over half a million views and allegedly showed a Haitian immigrant claiming to have voted for Vice President Kamala Harris several times in the presidential election. Although the original post has been deleted, the video continues to circulate on social media as evidence of alleged voter fraud.

Raffensperger, the battleground state’s top election official, said the video was “clearly fake” and intended to raise illegitimate concerns about Georgia’s voting process. He said he was working with state and federal authorities to “fight” the video and “identify its source.”

“Earlier today, our office became aware of a video showing a Haitian immigrant with multiple Georgia IDs claiming to have voted multiple times,” Raffensperger said in a statement. he said. “This is false and an example of the targeted disinformation we saw in this election.”

“CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) is currently investigating,” Raffensperger said. “In the meantime, we ask Elon Musk and leaders of other social media platforms to remove this. It is clearly fake and part of a disinformation effort. It is likely a product of Russian troll farms.”

CNN reached out to account X, which posted the video, on Thursday to ask for information and context regarding the content. The account has been active on Twitter since 2009.

Former CISA director Chris Krebs also attributed the video to “more nonsense from Russian troll farms.”

“We expect a flood of pure nonsense like this in the next few weeks,” he continued.

Amy Kremer, who is on the Republican National Committee, shared the video on X and asked, “How did they get multiple IDs?” he asked. and saying it was “illegal and inappropriate.”

Gabriel Sterling, chief operating officer of the Georgia secretary of state’s office, blasted Kremer on social media for sharing the video.

“No responsible person would retweet this ridiculously obvious lie and disinformation. Those who do so act to further the efforts of America’s enemies and undermine our nation’s security. “The judgment of those who share this should be questioned on every issue,” he said. Sterling said on X:

“As Americans, we cannot allow our enemies to use lies to divide us and undermine our faith in our institutions or each other,” Raffensperger said Thursday.

More than half of Georgia voters have cast their ballots as early voting turnout shattered previous records set in 2020 across the state.

This story has been updated with additional developments.

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