US Intel Warns Of Russia Helping Trump, Pushing Voter Fraud Propaganda

And undermining a President Elect Kamala Harris…

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WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Russia, China and Iran are intent on fanning divisive narratives to divide Americans ahead of the Nov. 5 U.S. elections and may consider fomenting violence after voters go to the polls, U.S. intelligence officials said on Tuesday.

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"Some foreign actors also have the capacity to stoke protests and take violent actions during this (post-election) period," the ODNI official said. "In particular, Iran and Russia are probably willing to at least consider tactics that would contribute to such violence."

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A declassified memorandum released after the briefing by the National Intelligence Council (NIC) - the top U.S. intelligence analytical body - warned that foreign operatives almost certainly will amplify false post-vote claims of election irregularities. They also may use cyber attacks and espionage to disrupt or alter news and public government websites to promote confusion about the results and spread disinformation about the ballot-counting process, especially in races that are too close to call, the NIC said.

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As an example, the ODNI official pointed to a post on social media platform X this month generated by what he called Russian influence actors that made a false allegation against Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who is Harris' vice presidential running mate. Intelligence agencies assessed that Russian influence actors created the content, the ODNI official said. A media review by the agencies showed "several indicators of manipulation" consistent with the actions of Russian actors, the official said.

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U.S. intelligence concluded last weekend that the video was fake and the product of disinformation operatives, adding that it was consistent with ongoing Russian efforts to undermine the Democratic presidential ticket by fabricating allegations against Harris and Walz. U.S. intelligence agencies have been assessing for months that Russia would prefer that Trump retake the White House.

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At Tuesday's briefing for reporters, intelligence officials said they expected more Russian amplification of protests if Harris wins the election. "Russia would prefer the former president to win and they would seek to more aggressively undermine the presidency of the then-president-elect (Harris)," the ODNI official said.

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Reuters

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Fortunately, US Intel is on top of this Russian propaganda op…