Wednesday, 19 Mar 2025

Battleground state officials say foreign enemies using misinformation to 'undermine' democratic process

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Al Schmidt said foreign adversaries are using misinformation to sow distrust in U.S. democracy.


Battleground state officials say foreign enemies using misinformation to 'undermine' democratic process

"It's clear that bad faith foreign actors are seeking to undermine confidence in our election results," Schmidt said. "The video that you're referring to from Bucks County to anyone who has years of experience in election administration was conspicuously fake. But if you don't, it's so easy for people to be sort of deceived by others trying to undermine confidence in our system of government."

Fontes said that foreign enemies "want to sow distrust in our democracy" and divide Americans further, adding that the source of a lot of this "misinformation" comes from outside the U.S. and is then amplified by people in America who are helping these adversaries.

"Ask them what's actually happening and go with the truth instead of amplifying lies from foreign adversaries," he said.

Schmidt said that voter fraud is "incredibly rare" and noted "how easy it is to catch."

"There are safeguards in the system from tooth to tail to make sure that voter fraud, in the few instances it does occur, is identified, investigated and responsibly prosecuted," he said.

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