Federal authorities say Russia is behind a fake viral video of “Haitian migrants” voting in Georgia

Federal cybersecurity and intelligence officials said Friday that a viral video purporting to show Haitian immigrants engaging in voter fraud was created by Russian interference groups seeking to undermine confidence in U.S. elections.

The video, which began circulating on social media this week, shows two men who claim to have come to the United States from Haiti six months ago. They claim to have American citizenship and vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in several Georgia counties, displaying cards that look like driver's licenses.

Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told MSNBC on Friday that the video was “produced in Russia and designed specifically to go viral and undermine American confidence in the security and integrity of our election.”

CISA, the Director of National Intelligence and the FBI released a joint statement shortly after suggesting that “Russian influence actors” were responsible for the video. Russian companies also created a video falsely accusing a person associated with the Harris-Walz ticket of accepting bribes from an entertainer, authorities said.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger dismissed the video earlier this week, saying it was “obviously fake” and “an example of targeted disinformation.”

“This is false and an example of the targeted disinformation we have seen in this and other elections,” Raffensperger said in a statement Thursday evening.

The video was posted on (Kremer helped organize the rally that led to the violent attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.)

“No responsible person would retweet this ridiculously obvious lie and disinformation,” Sterling responded. “Those who do this are acting to further the efforts of America’s enemies and undermine our nation’s security.”