The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are issuing this announcement to raise awareness of the efforts posed by foreign threat actors to spread disinformation in the lead up to, and likely in the days following, the 2024 U.S. general election. Foreign threat actors are knowingly disseminating false claims and narratives that seek to undermine the American people’s confidence in the security and legitimacy of the election process

The FBI and CISA have no information suggesting malicious cyber activity against U.S. election infrastructure has compromised the integrity of voter registration information, prevented an eligible voter from casting a ballot, impacted the integrity of any ballots cast, or disrupted the ability to count votes or transmit unofficial election results in a timely manner. However, foreign adversaries may use false or misleading narratives that indicate otherwise to further their objectives of undermining American public confidence in democratic processes and institutions.

While foreign malign influence operations and disinformation targeting American elections are not new, the proliferation of generative artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled tools is exacerbating pre-existing tactics. Generative AI-enabled tools have lowered the barrier for foreign malicious actors to conduct more sophisticated influence campaigns. We are seeing foreign actors use these tools to develop and distribute more compelling synthetic media messaging campaigns and inauthentic news articles, as well as synthetic pictures and deepfakes (video and audio) at greater speed and scale across numerous US- and foreign-based platforms. These efforts to develop content are designed to undermine voter confidence and to entice unwitting consumers of the information to discuss, share, and amplify the spread of false or misleading narratives.

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