Democrats Warn of Russian Misinformation in US Midterms
- On Wednesday, Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner and Representative Jim Himes received an intelligence briefing confirming Russia is waging a misinformation campaign against Democrats running in next month's midterm elections.
- Warner noted that "every election cycle since 2016, Russia has spread disinformation" to undermine Democrats, mirroring patterns tracked by U.S. intelligence during the 2016, 2020, and 2024 elections.
- Fake advertisements created with AI are "in particular" targeting Democrat James Talarico and Senator Jon Ossoff, Himes reported, though he emphasized "no evidence" exists that any country has penetrated U.S. election systems.
- President Donald Trump may contest election results by claiming foreign hacking, raising concerns among lawmakers who sought assurances from intelligence chiefs to address potential unsubstantiated claims on Election Day.
- While the Chinese Embassy in Washington called allegations of interference "a false allegation and serious smear," Himes noted China is conducting "extremely targeted" influence efforts alongside Iran and North Korea.
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The leading Democratic members of the intelligence committees in both houses of the US Congress announced on Wednesday that they had received an intelligence assessment that Russia is conducting a disinformation campaign against Democrats running in next month's midterm elections.
Russia organized disinformation campaign against supporters of Ukraine ahead of US midterm elections — lawmakers
It has been revealed that Russia is conducting covert online operations using disinformation, such as AI deepfakes, targeting politicians from both parties who support Ukraine ahead of the upcoming U.S. midterm elections. U.S. intelligence authorities warned that Russia is intensively carrying out digital operations to sow distrust in the electoral system and fuel chaos. According to the U.S. political news outlet Politico on the 21st (local tim…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ko Il-hwan = U.S. intelligence reports that Russia is conducting online operations targeting politicians who support Ukraine ahead of the U.S. midterm elections...
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