According to CBS News sources, several fake Russian videos targeting the US election are circulating online

U.S. officials believe two other fake videos now circulating online, which the FBI has identified as attempts to spread false claims about election security, are likely part of a Russian-backed influence campaign. The campaign appears aimed at influencing public opinion ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election, two sources familiar with the situation told CBS News.

U.S. intelligence agencies and Microsoft recently warned that foreign adversaries are running influence campaigns to mislead voters ahead of the 2024 election. Both the US government and Microsoft have suggested that Russia favors former President Donald Trump, while Iran supports Vice President Kamala Harris.

The FBI released a statement on Nov. 2 clarifying that the videos “are not authentic, do not originate from the FBI, and the content depicted in them is false.” One video falsely claims that “the FBI has arrested three affiliated groups committing election fraud,” while the second video targets Vice President Kamala Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff.

The FBI's statement did not name the source behind the videos, and the agency declined further comment when contacted by CBS News. However, the statement stressed that the videos, which include Justice Department and FBI logos as well as images of Emhoff, were part of an effort to mislead the public with “false content about FBI operations.”

This latest revelation brings the total number of fake Russian-made videos aimed at misleading U.S. voters to four, according to the government.

On October 31, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger highlighted another video claiming that Haitian voters illegally voted for Vice President Kamala Harris, calling it a fake that was likely created by a Russian troll farm. In a joint statement on November 1, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said that “Russian influence actors” produced the video.