DISINFO: The US intelligence service said that there were no signs of foreign interference in the mid-term elections
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DISINFO: The US intelligence service said that there were no signs of foreign interference in the mid-term elections

SUMMARY

The US intelligence service said that there were no signs of foreign interference in the mid-term elections.

RESPONSE

On November 5, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) stated that "at this time we have no indication of compromise of our nation’s election infrastructure that would prevent voting, change vote counts, or disrupt the ability to tally votes.” “But Americans should be aware that foreign actors – and Russia in particular – continue to try to influence public sentiment and voter perceptions through actions intended to sow discord. They can do this by spreading false information about political processes and candidates, lying about their own interference activities, disseminating propaganda on social media, and through other tactics.

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