Summary

The FBI reported two instances of fake videos using its name and insignia to spread misinformation about the 2024 presidential election.

Likely created by a Russian disinformation group, these fabricated videos falsely claim that prison officials in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Arizona rigged inmate voting in coordination with a political party.

Another fake video, designed to resemble CBS News, falsely advised remote voting due to a terror threat—a claim the FBI denied.

Researchers say this disinformation group has a history of impersonating news outlets and government entities to sow distrust in U.S. elections.

  • @WrenFeathers
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    54 hours ago

    If only there was an agency that could investigate this phenomenon.

  • @betterdeadthanreddit
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    179 hours ago

    False alarm, I just saw a totally legit-looking FBI video explaining that this was all a prank and to invest in rubles.

  • @tourist
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    3311 hours ago

    I’m not from the US

    But who over there is following election advice from the fucking FBI

    Aren’t they very disliked across the political spectrum?

    • @Duamerthrax
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      23 hours ago

      Conservatives don’t like the FBI because “feds”.

      Liberals… non-Conservatives don’t like the FBI because of the whole “reopening the case against Hilary” right before the 2016 Election and dicking around with the Trump investigation.

      Also, some people still have an issue with that little bit of sending death threats to MLK Jr or… gestures at J. Edgar Hoover.

      • @not_that_guy05
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        13 hours ago

        Yup I’m part of the last one with MLK Jr. And their other shady shit.

        • @Duamerthrax
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          13 hours ago

          The list of fucked up shit they’ve done is very long.

    • @[email protected]
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      14 hours ago

      This isn’t election advice, it’s false claims that crimes are happening. Generally the police are in charge of investigating crimes.

    • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝
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      1310 hours ago

      Not election advice, they allege that one party committed election crimes using the FBI as a voice of authority.

    • Flying Squid
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      1611 hours ago

      No one, and anyone who would buy this bullshit is already 100% in it for Trump.

  • Flying Squid
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    2011 hours ago

    Because prison officials are notoriously supporters of the Democratic party.

  • @[email protected]
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    610 hours ago

    It’s so infuriating that we just sit here and get slapped around by Russia and just say “pile on more sanctions” as if that is stopping anything…

    Yeah yeah whataboutism me on our influence elsewhere, I’d say we deserve the reaction others give to us as well, they would have that right.

  • EleventhHour
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    10 hours ago

    In a related press release, the FBI announced that they will continue to do absolutely fucking nothing about it.

  • @[email protected]
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    -110 hours ago

    Is it possible this is a case of Spider-Man pointing at Spider-Man, given the history of the FBI (and other U.S. intelligence agencies)?