The FBI and other U.S. intelligence agencies have debunked a 20-second video that began circulating on social media, in which a man, claiming to be a Haitian immigrant, states that he plans to vote multiple times in two Georgia counties to support Vice President Kamala Harris. Authorities confirmed that the video is fake and the work of “Russian influence actors,” aiming to undermine confidence in U.S. elections.

The spread of this video, just days before Tuesday’s presidential election, represents an effort by Moscow to sow distrust and division among voters. The FBI, along with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, issued a statement on Friday to warn about the use of foreign disinformation in the electoral race.

The video, which surfaced on Thursday on the platform X (formerly known as Twitter), shows the man displaying multiple Georgia IDs with different names and addresses, claiming he intends to vote multiple times. However, an analysis by The Associated Press revealed that the information on two of these IDs does not match any registered voter in Gwinnett or Fulton counties, as mentioned in the video.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger called the video “obviously fake” and suggested it was likely created by Russian trolls with the goal of “sowing discord and chaos on the eve of the election.” This finding was supported by intelligence officials, who stated that the video was part of a “broad effort by Moscow to raise unfounded doubts about the integrity of U.S. elections.”

Intelligence agencies warned that Russia would likely continue to spread similar media content in the days leading up to and following the election, aiming to erode confidence in the electoral process and foster divisions in American society. An example of these methods is the Storm-1516 network, also known as CopyCop, identified by Clemson University’s Media Forensics Center as the creator of several fake videos in this election.

On Friday, Russia was also linked to another video that falsely accused an individual associated with the Democratic presidential candidacy of accepting a bribe. Authorities urged the public to verify information and stay alert to possible manipulation attempts in the final stretch of the campaign.