{"id":2364450,"date":"2024-11-05T15:05:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T20:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raffensperger-points-finger-at-russia-for-disrupting-voting-on-election-day-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T15:06:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T20:06:46","slug":"raffensperger-points-finger-at-russia-for-disrupting-voting-on-election-day-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raffensperger-points-finger-at-russia-for-disrupting-voting-on-election-day-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Raffensperger points finger at Russia for disrupting voting on Election Day &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fraffensperger-points-finger-at-russia-for-disrupting-voting-on-election-day-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2364450&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has \u2062raised alarms about Russia&#8217;s involvement in\u2064 attempts to disrupt voting on Election Day. He stated\u200c that \u200cnon<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">-credible \u200dbomb threats made<\/a> to polling centers throughout the state originated from Russia, suggesting that the goal is to create division and disrupt the electoral process. Additionally, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-attorney-sidney-powell-confirms-alleged-dominion-servers-in-germany-were-confiscated-video\/\" title=\"HUGE! Attorney Sidney Powell CONFIRMS Alleged Dominion Servers in Germany Were Confiscated -- VIDEO\">intelligence community<\/a> recently reported that a video featuring\u200c Haitian men purportedly using fake IDs to vote in two Georgia counties was misinformation\u2064 spread by Russian actors \u200cto sow doubt about the integrity of U.S. elections. Raffensperger&#8217;s office found one of the driver&#8217;s licenses referenced in the video to be fraudulent, further\u2064 reinforcing concerns about disinformation \u200dcampaigns aimed at undermining public confidence in the election system.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Raffensperger points finger at Russia for disrupting voting on Election Day<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1873868\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Georgia<\/a> Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says that non-credible bomb threats called into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">polling centers<\/a> across the state came from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia.<\/a> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We identified the source: it was from Russia,&rdquo; Raffensperger said. &ldquo;They think if they can get us to fight among ourselves, they can count that as a victory.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-interest-in-pursuing-china-rep-mike-turner-predicts-biden-will-dismiss-investigation-into-covid-19-origins\/\" title=\"\u2018No Interest In Pursuing China\u2019: Rep. Mike Turner Predicts Biden Will Dismiss Investigation Into COVID-19 Origins\">intelligence community reported<\/a> that a video of Haitian men claiming to vote with fake IDs in two Georgia counties was disinformation peddled by Russia in an effort to undermine confidence in the integrity of the election. <\/p>\n<p>Raffensperger&rsquo;s office had looked into the driver&rsquo;s license of one of the alleged voters and concluded that it was fake.<\/p>\n<p>Officials from the intelligence community have uncovered that Russia actors have already published an article claiming that U.S. officials were planning to commit fraud in swing states, as well as a video interview of a person claiming election fraud in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>These Russian-linked actors &ldquo;are manufacturing videos and creating fake articles to undermine the legitimacy of the election, instill fear in voters regarding the election process, and suggest Americans are using violence against each other due to political preferences,&rdquo; read the statement issued by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the FBI, and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. &ldquo;These efforts risk inciting violence, including against election officials.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last month, U.S. intelligence officials declassified a document <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/news\/nation-world\/russia-and-iran-may-fuel-violent-post-election-protests-in-the-us-intelligence-officials-warn\/D7QOBVG4TJG4RJXFC2GL3PH45M\/?utm_source=Iterable&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=TheMorningJolt&amp;utm_content=11563505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">warning<\/a> that both Iran and Russia will be plotting violent protests after Election Day. <\/p>\n<p>Russia and China have both rejected these allegations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1873868\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1873868\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raffensperger blames Russia for Election Day disruptions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2364451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP-vladimir-putin-office-110424.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[33731,6137,4280,44400,32076],"class_list":["post-2364450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-election-day","tag-raffensperger","tag-russia","tag-voting-disruption","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP-vladimir-putin-office-110424.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2364450"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2364454,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2364450\/revisions\/2364454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2364451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2364450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2364450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2364450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}