Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Oct. 31 that a video allegedly showing a Haitian immigrant claiming to have carried out voter fraud in the U.S. presidential election is fake and an example of targeted disinformation.
The 20-second video emerged on the social media platform X with just days to go until the Nov. 5 election and quickly went viral, with one post featuring the video garnering more than 830,000 views as of Nov. 1.
It appears to show a Haitian man with multiple Georgia IDs claiming to have illegally voted for Vice President Kamala Harris numerous times in the presidential race.
In a statement on X, Raffensperger, the top election official in Georgia, said his office was made aware of the video and believes it is likely Russian interference.
“This is false, and is an example of targeted disinformation we’ve seen this election,” Raffensperger said. “It is likely foreign interference attempting to sow discord and chaos on the eve of the eve of the 2024 Presidential election,” the Republican secretary of state said.
Raffensperger said his office is currently working with state and federal officials to track the origin of the video. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure