Joint ODNI, FBI, and CISA Statement
Source: Office of the Director of National Intelligence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ODNI News Release No. 29-24
November 4, 2024
Joint ODNI, FBI, and CISA Statement
Since our statement on Friday, the IC has been observing 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.
Russia is the most active threat. Influence actors linked to Russia in particular are manufacturing videos and creating fake articles 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. These efforts risk inciting violence, including against election officials. We anticipate Russian actors will release additional manufactured content with these themes through election day and in the days and weeks after polls close.
- The IC assesses that Russian influence actors recently posted and amplified an article falsely claiming that U.S. officials across swing states plan to orchestrate election fraud using a range of tactics, such as ballot stuffing and cyber attacks.
- Russian influence actors also manufactured and amplified a recent video that falsely depicted an interview with an individual claiming election fraud in Arizona, which involved creating fake overseas ballots and changing voter rolls to favor Vice President Kamala Harris. The Arizona Secretary of State has already refuted the videos claim as false.
Read more: https://www.odni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2024/4015-pr-29-24
onecaliberal
(36,114 posts)OKIsItJustMe
(20,918 posts)By Louise Milligan, Alex McDonald and Jemima Burt
Sun 3 Nov
They were the people tasked with keeping users safe on the world's biggest social media platforms.
One by one they left the companies, disturbed by the risks of disinformation, threats to democracy and extreme dangers, particularly for young people.
These former insiders and whistleblowers say the guardrails meant to protect users are limited and ineffective and social media companies are reluctant to respond to criticism.
Whether or not you use X, Instagram, TikTok or Facebook, these platforms are shaping the world, upending lives and having profound consequences for their youngest users.
royable
(1,371 posts)OKIsItJustMe
(20,918 posts)Yesterday, I was debunking disinformation believed by intelligent people. One of them mentioned that when you see a story its easy to disregard it, but, when you see it twice, you begin to think, Maybe theres something to it
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/misinformation-desk/202202/misinform-rinse-repeat-effective-talk-radio-tactic
Repeated misinformation is more believable, in the media and elsewhere.
Posted February 22, 2022 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch
KEY POINTS
- Psychological science is increasingly being applied in political contexts.
- Talk-radio personalities' use of repetitioncommon among political commentatorsis a proven, powerful persuasion technique.
- Psychological research shows that repeated untruths are increasingly believable, even in contexts in which listeners know the truth.
PSPS
(14,166 posts)OKIsItJustMe
(20,918 posts)But
we have a newish profession, Political Consultant. A political consultant is essentially in sales, they sell candidates. They do that using psychology. Just watch how candidates workshop short mottos like A thousand points of light (a George HW Bush campaign hook that came from a focus group watching a Reagan speech.) Bushs key issues came from focus groups. For example, he would have passed a law requiring Massachusetts school children to recite the "pledge of allegiance. (Never mind that Governor Dukakis, had been advised that such a law was unconstitutional. The focus groups said it would sell, and it did!)
Bill Clinton did the same thing, quite successfully. Campaigns are carefully crafted using psychology. Hard work is good work!
Watch A Face in the Crowd to see a political consultant at work.
PSPS
(14,166 posts)In your OP, the advisory is talking specifically about a foreign adversary maliciously influencing the public to initiate discord and violence. This bears no similarity whatsoever to the historical references you're making regarding past presidents.
OKIsItJustMe
(20,918 posts)Note that I quoted, Hard work is good work! I might also have mentioned that, When we fight, we win! I might also add, We are not going back! Together, we can win this! and We are not playing around."
USA! USA! USA!
Well, at least its not Lock him up! (but I certainly hope someone does.)
Hermit-The-Prog
(36,599 posts)Mike 03
(17,079 posts)so he can assure Russian citizens there is nothing better than what they have. "You see? Democracy doesn't work."
If he can't raise Russia up, he'll try to lower other countries. He's even creating chaos across the Sahel region of Africa (albeit, for slightly different reasons).