Battleground state officials say foreign enemies using misinformation to ‘undermine’ democratic process

Two authorities officials successful battleground states Arizona and Pennsylvania connected Sunday warned American voters that overseas adversaries are trying to sow distrust successful U.S. populist pinch misinformation astir non-citizens voting successful nan 2024 statesmanlike election.

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Secretary of nan Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Al Schmidt were some asked during an quality connected CBS’ "Face nan Nation" astir U.S. intelligence that shows Russia utilizing a clone video and online posts to dispersed allegations astir nan anticipation of non-citizens voting successful the national election.

"It's clear that bad religion overseas actors are seeking to undermine assurance successful our predetermination results," Schmidt said. "The video that you're referring to from Bucks County to anyone who has years of acquisition successful predetermination management was conspicuously fake. But if you don't, it's truthful easy for group to beryllium benignant of deceived by others trying to undermine assurance successful our strategy of government."

Fontes said that overseas enemies "want to sow distrust successful our democracy" and disagreement Americans further, adding that nan root of a batch of this "misinformation" comes from extracurricular nan U.S. and is past amplified by group successful America who are helping these adversaries.

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Schmidt said elector fraud is "incredibly rare" and noted "how easy it is to catch." (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

"The allegation that this is thing that mightiness move an predetermination aliases is thing overmuch bigger than it is, that's nan delirium that we are dealing with," Fontes said. "And unfortunately, we still person candidates, elected officials and folks pinch ample megaphones lying. They are straight lying to nan American nationalist and they are fundamentally playing nan domiciled of useful idiots."

Fontes called nan allegations of non-citizens voting successful national elections "nonsense" and misinformation. (Reuters/Rebecca Noble, File)

Fontes further encouraged Americans to "stop being a Russian puppet" and to "look to nan folks who are really doing nan work."

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"Ask them what's really happening and spell pinch nan truth alternatively of amplifying lies from overseas adversaries," he said.

Schmidt and Fontes warned Americans that overseas adversaries are utilizing misinformation astir non-citizens voting successful national elections to sow distrust successful our strategy of democracy. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Schmidt said that elector fraud is "incredibly rare" and noted "how easy it is to catch."

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"There are safeguards successful nan strategy from bony to tail to make judge that elector fraud, successful nan fewer instances it does occur, is identified, investigated and responsibly prosecuted," he said.