FBI says Russian meddlers are behind fake Election Day bomb threats targeting critical polling places in swing states
Multiple polling places in critical battleground states faced Election Day bomb threats on Tuesday, with the FBI ultimately linking the false threats to Russian actors in a new act of election meddling.
The FBI says Russian emails are sending fake bomb threats to polling stations
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning that fake bomb threats are being emailed to US polling locations in multiple states that “appear to originate from Russian email domains.”
FBI debunks online video that falsely claims 'high terror threat' at polling stations
The FBI said no such threat exists, and also warned about other fake videos claiming one political party has rigged prison inmate voting.
FBI: Fake bomb threats sent to polling locations in several states are linked to Russia
WASHINGTON — The FBI said it was aware of multiple non-credible bomb threats sent to polling locations in several states as Election Day unfolds in the U.S. Tuesday. The agency did not identify the states in question, but said many of the threats made appeared to originate from Russian email domains.
Hoax bomb threats possibly linked to Russia target polling places in battleground states: FBI
At least two polling sites in the election battleground state of Georgia were briefly evacuated. Read more at straitstimes.com.
More than two dozen GA polling sites hit with bomb threats
Most of the threats appear to have occurred at precincts in the Democratic-leaning Dekalb, Fulton and Gwinnett Counties.
Fake bomb threats from Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin came from Russian emails
Russian email domains sent fake bomb threats into polling stations throughout battleground states on Tuesday, federal and state law enforcement said, an apparent attempt to disrupt or delay the vote in Democratic areas.
Fake bomb threats to two urban county polling places in Georgia appear to be Russian-tied hoaxes
The hoax has affected polling places in Fulton County and Clayton County, Georgia, but voting continues unimpeded, according to Sec. of State's office.
Fake Bomb Threats Linked To Russia Briefly Close Polling Locations In Swing State Georgia
At least two polling sites in the US election battleground state of Georgia were briefly evacuated on Tuesday after fake bomb threats that election officials in the state blamed on Russian agents.
Russia blamed for bomb threats at polling sites across 5 swing states
Bomb threats wreaked havoc at dozens of polling sites across at least five pivotal swing states on Tuesday. Voting precincts in Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Arizona were targeted with emailed threats,
Russia blamed for bomb threats at polling sites in Georgia and other states
Federal officials say the false threats followed bogus fraud claims and didn’t threaten the orderly voting process.
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