Russia spreading disinformation about Biden’s mental health: DHS – By Luke Barr (ABC News) / Sept 8 2002
A previously planned release was withheld by DHS.
The Department of Homeland Security has found that Russia is spreading disinformation regarding former Vice President Joe Biden’s mental health, according to a DHS bulletin obtained by ABC News.
ABC News previously reported that DHS withheld publication of an intelligence bulletin warning law enforcement agencies of a Russian scheme to promote “allegations about the poor mental health” of Biden. The draft bulletin, titled “Russia Likely to Denigrate Health of US Candidates to Influence 2020 Election,” was submitted to the agency’s legislative and public affairs office for review on July 7. The analysis was not meant for public consumption, but it was set to be distributed to federal, state and local law enforcement partners two days later, on July 9, the emails show. It was not — and after an uproar in the media an updated version of the bulletin was released Tuesday, providing details on what the Russian operation looks like.
Russian actors are spreading “unsubstantiated allegations” that former Biden is of “ill-health,” the DHS bulletin says, and speculates that “this narrative will resonate with some American voters and reduce their confidence in him as a candidate.”
“Russia is using both covert proxy websites and overt state media to amplify these allegations, often in conjunction with other election-related malign influence narratives, which is consistent with their tactics in 2016 to undermine a former presidential candidate,” it continues.
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