Agencies revive playbook for 2024 after using ‘Russia’ lies in 2016 and 2020
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) held a secret meeting with election officials in December to discuss the potential threats posed by Russian actors in the upcoming 2024 election. This meeting comes after false claims of “Russian interference” in the past two presidential elections, which were used to support the Democrats.
In a classified briefing called “Election Infrastructure Classified Briefing” on December 6, the Biden administration warned that Russia could use “misinformation” and “disinformation” to influence the election, according to a letter obtained by the Daily Signal.
The terms ”misinformation” and “disinformation” have been used to discredit anyone who challenges the government and media’s narrative.
According to the Daily Signal, a letter sent to participants invited election stakeholders to a classified briefing where they would gain a deeper understanding of the threats posed by Russian actors and how they might impact election jurisdictions across the country.
These agencies have made similar claims in the past, using false or non-existent evidence during the 2016 and 2020 elections.
2020: Intel Officials Discredit Hunter Biden Laptop Story as Russian Disinformation
In 2020, the New York Post broke a story about the Biden family’s questionable foreign business deals based on emails from Hunter Biden’s laptop. However, dozens of former intelligence officials signed a letter suggesting that the laptop was Russian disinformation. Instead of verifying the laptop’s authenticity, corporate media ran with the claim.
Legacy media didn’t authenticate the laptop until years later.
The letter claimed that the laptop had “all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation,” but the signatories had no evidence to support this and couldn’t verify the authenticity of the emails. It is suspected that Antony Blinken, a senior adviser to the Biden campaign at the time, prompted the letter.
Former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morrell, who signed the discredited letter, admitted to the Judiciary Committee that he did so to hurt former President Donald Trump’s chances of winning. He testified that there were two intents behind the letter: to share concerns about Russian interference and to help Vice President Biden. Morrell had no intention of writing the letter until Blinken instigated it.
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To make matters worse, the FBI knew the laptop was authentic as early as 2019 but still worked with Big Tech to cast doubt on its legitimacy.
According to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, federal authorities advised Facebook to be cautious about potential “Russian propaganda.” This led Facebook to treat the story as potentially misleading and limit its reach.
Twitter’s former head of trust and safety, Yoel Roth, revealed that the FBI and DHS had been warning about potential ”hack-and-leak operations” by state actors before the 2020 election.
The House Judiciary Committee criticized the FBI for conditioning social media companies to believe that the laptop story was Russian disinformation, even though the FBI knew it was authentic.
2016: FBI Spied on Trump Campaign Based on Clinton-Funded Russia-Collusion Hoax
A bombshell report by special counsel John Durham vindicated Trump and others who claimed that the FBI acted improperly when it launched the Crossfire Hurricane investigation into the Trump campaign for alleged Russian collusion. Special counsel Robert Mueller later found no evidence of a criminal conspiracy.
Durham’s report revealed that the FBI used uncorroborated intelligence to spy on the Trump campaign and had no actual evidence of collusion at the start of the investigation. The Steele dossier, commissioned by Fusion GPS and funded by the Clinton campaign, played a significant role in the investigation. Durham also found that top officials, including Obama, Biden, Comey, Brennan, and Lynch, were aware of a plan to vilify Trump with claims of Russian interference.
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How have the terms “misinformation” and “disinformation” been used to discredit individuals challenging the government and media’s narrative, and what impact can this have on election jurisdictions across the country?
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently held a secret meeting with election officials to address potential threats posed by Russian actors in the upcoming 2024 election. This meeting follows previous claims of “Russian interference” in past presidential elections, which were used to support the Democrats.
In a classified briefing called “Election Infrastructure Classified Briefing” on December 6, the Biden administration warned that Russia could use “misinformation” and “disinformation” to influence the election. This information was obtained through a letter obtained by the Daily Signal.
The terms “misinformation” and “disinformation” have been widely used to discredit anyone challenging the government and media’s narrative. According to the Daily Signal, the letter invited election stakeholders to a classified briefing where they would gain a deeper understanding of the threats posed by Russian actors and how they might impact election jurisdictions across the country.
It is important to note that these agencies have made similar claims in the past, often using false or non-existent evidence during the 2016 and 2020 elections. In 2020, for example, the New York Post broke a story about the Biden family’s questionable foreign business deals based on emails from Hunter Biden’s laptop. However, former intelligence officials signed a letter suggesting that the laptop was Russian disinformation. Corporate media ran with the claim without verifying the laptop’s authenticity.
Legacy media only authenticated the laptop years later. The letter claiming the laptop was Russian disinformation had no evidence to support it, and the signatories were unable to verify the authenticity of the emails. It is suspected that Antony Blinken, a senior adviser to the Biden campaign at the time, prompted the letter.
Former CIA Deputy Director Michael Morrell, who signed the discredited letter, admitted to the Judiciary Committee that he did so to hurt former President Donald Trump’s chances of winning. He testified that the letter had two intentions: to share concerns about Russian interference and to help Vice President Biden. Morrell had no intention of writing the letter until Blinken instigated it.
These revelations highlight a concerning pattern of using claims of “Russian interference” as a political weapon. It is essential for election officials and the public to critically examine and verify the evidence presented in classified briefings and media narratives. The integrity of the democratic process depends on transparent and accurate information.
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