A video purporting to show a Haitian immigrant voting multiple times in the US state of Georgia , has been called out as “targeted disinformation”, with social media platforms urged to remove the video. The clip, which has already been widely viewed online, shows a man claiming to have citizenship despite moving from Haiti to the US just six months ago. In the clip, the man also claims to have several state-issued identification cards, meaning he could vote for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the state’s multiple counties.
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today To be a US citizen, you must be a lawful permanent resident for a minimum of five years. Only US citizens are allowed to vote in presidential elections. Georgia’s Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, called the clip “obviously fake” and said it was “likely foreign interference attempting to sow discord and chaos on the eve of the election.
” Federal agencies have also called out the clip, including The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. On Monday, former Biden disinformation adviser Nina Jankowicz joined Nat Barr on Sunrise to explain the clip and its ramifications for the election. “Tell us what these videos actually show us,” Barr asked.
“(This shows) an alleged Haitian migrant who says that he is excited to vote multiple times for Kamala Harris, both Brad Raffensperger and the US intelligence community have said not only is this fake it has been manufactured by Ru.