Georgia official says video of alleged voter fraud likely created by Russian troll farm

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said video that aims to show Haitians claiming that they voted illegally to Kamala Harris is a fake and probably the work of a Russian troll farm.

In a video posted on social media Thursday, the man claims he and the others in the video, who are from Haiti, came to the United States six months ago, became U.S. citizens during that time, and are voting for Kamala Harris in multiple Georgia states. counties

“Yesterday we voted in Gwinnett County and today we’re voting in Fulton County,” the man says. “We have all the documents, driver’s licenses. We invite all Haitians to come to America and bring their families.”

Raffensperger said his office is working with state and federal partners to determine the origin of the video and urged The owner of X is Elon Musk and “guide other social media platforms” to remove the video.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) told CBS News it is aware of the footage and is working with federal government partners to investigate further.

Darren Linville, expert on Russian disinformation and co-director of the Media Forensics Hub at Clemson University, told CBS News that the video bears striking similarities to previous videos released by the Russian influence group known as Storm-1516.

The video was posted to the anonymous X account, which has previously shared Russian disinformation, Linville said. Storm-1516 was linked to other fabricated videos, including footage that was mistakenly said to show election workers ballot tearing in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

The group also posted a video making false claims about Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Waltzaccording to researchers and officials.