Washington: Voting for the presidential elections continues in America. Meanwhile, American investigative agencies have made very serious allegations against Russia and Iran. Investigative agencies claim that Russia and Iran have intensified efforts to create disturbances in the US elections. Meanwhile, investigative agencies have claimed to have foiled Russia's efforts related to election propaganda in America. Officials at federal agencies pointed to an article recently posted by Russian supporters claiming that US officials are planning fraud in 'swing states' in the presidential election.
A video also shared with this article misrepresents an interview with a man claiming election fraud in Arizona. In America, except the 'swing' states, voters in most of the states have been voting for the same party in every election. The inclination of voters keeps changing in these electorally important states, hence they are called 'swing states'. A statement issued by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the FBI and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said that US intelligence agencies have revealed that influential individuals linked to Russia are making videos and fake videos to influence the election process. Writing articles.
America accuses Russia and Iran of creating fear among voters
The US has accused Russia and Iran of creating fear among voters about the election process. It is also said that Americans are committing violence against each other because of their political preferences. The statement said that these efforts are likely to incite violence, which could also involve election officials. However, the Russian Embassy in an emailed statement called the allegations “baseless” and said Russia has not and does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, including the US. The statement also reiterated Iran's efforts to influence the election, including a campaign to damage Trump's candidacy.
Accusations against Iranian hackers
The Justice Department in September blamed three Iranian hackers for the effort. According to Microsoft analysts, fake news websites have been created by actors acting at the behest of Iran in an effort to influence voters. Microsoft said last month that election-related websites and major media outlets were being targeted by Iranian individuals who allegedly sent emails aimed at intimidating US voters in the 2020 election. However, Russia and Iran have rejected claims that they want to interfere in the US elections. (Language)
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