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US agencies allege Russia link to video falsely claiming Georgia vote fraud

More than 66 million people have already cast early ballots in the US election [File: Mike Stewart/AP Photo]

Intelligence agencies in the United States have accused “Russian influence actors” over a video that falsely claimed election fraud was taking place in the battleground state of Georgia, days before the country’s knife-edge presidential vote.

The video began circulating on X, the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk – a staunch supporter of Republican candidate Donald Trump – on Thursday afternoon. It claims to show a Haitian immigrant with multiple Georgia IDs who says he is planning to vote multiple times in two counties.

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