Threat actors likely to take advantage of election fraud claims to fuel violence, bulletin warns
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Washington — Threat actors are likely to leverage claims of election fraud to drive election-related violence, according to a federal bulletin obtained by CBS News.
"Some individuals are calling for violence as a response to election fraud narratives, primarily targeting election officials and populations that threat actors perceive as threatening the integrity of the 2024 general election," the bulletin says.
The bulletin, which was published Monday by the Department of Homeland Security, warned that online forums used by domestic violent extremists contain threats of violence against election officials and infrastructure "to prevent perceived fraud or to retaliate against it." Many of the posts are promoting narratives about election fraud linked to mail-in ballots or electronic voting machines, it said.
