"Most active threat": U.S. warns of Russia's possible interference in election process

The Guardian reported the information.

A joint statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the FBI, and the Cybersecurity, and Infrastructure Security Agency says Russia is a major source of threats, spreading false claims of election manipulation in key states.

“Russia is the most active threat,” the statement says. “These efforts risk inciting violence, including against election officials.” 

According to intelligence, Russian disinformation campaign activity will increase on Election Day and in the weeks ahead. As an example, a video is cited claiming massive election fraud in Arizona in favor of Kamala Harris. The Arizona Secretary of State called the video a complete fake.

Earlier, Russian disinformation materials about the alleged destruction of ballots for Trump in Pennsylvania and the campaign against Harris were identified and refuted.

The authorities also noted that Iran remains a significant threat of foreign influence on the U.S. elections.

The outlet emphasized that success in swing states is key to winning the White House for rivals Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, and these states have previously been the focus of unconfirmed allegations of election fraud.

• The American billionaire Elon Musk and his platform X (formerly Twitter) became the epicenter of disinformation about the U.S. presidential election.