RT-Engels: 07-09-2024,
Officials from the FBI and two other agencies have instead claimed that Russia, China and Iran are trying to stoke discord among voters
US authorities have not detected any attempts by foreign actors to directly interfere in the upcoming November 5 presidential election, representatives of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) have stated. Intelligence officials did, however, claim that Russia, Iran and China are trying to sway public opinion and sow discord in American society.
During the 2016 and 2020 elections, US intelligence agencies repeatedly alleged that Moscow was deploying hackers and using “information warfare” to swing the vote in favor of Donald Trump.
None of these claims have been proven true; a report released by Special Counsel Robert Mueller in 2019 found them to be baseless.
During a multi-agency press briefing in Washington DC on Friday, an unnamed representative of the ODNI said: “We have not observed any foreign actors seeking to interfere in the conduct of the 2024 elections.”
“Instead of interference, the IC assesses adversaries so far are focused on using information operations and propaganda to try to shape voter preferences or undermine confidence in the election,” the official added.
When making similar claims in the past, US authorities have rarely bothered to define what they meant by disinformation when levying accusations at Russia,