Russia is 'Most Active Threat' During Election, U.S. Intelligence Warns

Russian disinformation is currently the "most active threat" to undermining public trust in the 2024 election, according to the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC).

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a joint statement on Monday warning that the IC has observed "foreign adversaries, particularly Russia, conducting additional influence operations intended to undermine public confidence in the integrity of U.S. elections and stoke divisions among Americans."

"The IC expects these activities will intensify through election day and in the coming weeks, and that foreign influence narratives will focus on swing states," the statement continued.

"Russia is the most active threat. Influence actors linked to Russia in particular are manufacturing videos and creating fake s to undermine the legitimacy of the election, instill fear in voters regarding the election process, and suggest Americans are using violence against each other due to political preferences, judging from information available to the IC."

The statement, which comes a day before the November 5 election, follows videos circulated online last week that falsely depicted instances of voter fraud. The IC released a statement on Friday that the videos were created by "Russian influence actors."

This is a developing story that will be updated as information becomes available.