Foreign interference in the 2024 United States elections

2024 U.S. presidential election
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Several nations have interfered in the 2024 United States elections. U.S. intelligence agencies have identified China,[1][2] Iran,[3][4][5] and Russia[6][7][8] as the most pressing concerns.[9]

Interference has included propaganda, disinformation, and misinformation campaigns using inauthentic accounts and websites on social media and the internet;[1][2][7][10] successful and unsuccessful attempts to hack presidential campaigns;[4] the promotion and denigration of specific candidates and causes;[6] and the posting of divisive content and conspiracy theories to cause domestic unrest and criticize the United States and democracy more broadly.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Klepper 09032024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c Hsu, Tiffany; Myers, Steven Lee (April 1, 2024). "China's Advancing Efforts to Influence the U.S. Election Raise Alarms". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Myers, Steven Lee; Hsu, Tiffany; Fassihi, Farnaz (September 4, 2024). "Iran Emerges as a Top Disinformation Threat in U.S. Presidential Race". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Collier, Kevin (August 14, 2024). "Google says it observed Iran trying to hack the Trump and Biden-Harris campaigns". USA Today. Archived from the original on August 16, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  5. ^ Morrison, Dan (August 12, 2024). "FBI probes Trump hack, Harris team says it was also targeted in failed attempt". USA Today. Archived from the original on August 15, 2024.
  6. ^ a b De Luce, Dan (February 26, 2024). "Russia's 2024 election interference has already begun". NBC News. Archived from the original on April 1, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Barnes, Julian E.; Sanger, David E. (March 27, 2024). "Russia Amps Up Online Campaign Against Ukraine Before U.S. Elections". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  8. ^ Barnes, Julian E.; Thrush, Glenn; Myers, Steven Lee (September 4, 2024). "U.S. Announces Plan to Counter Russian Influence Ahead of 2024 Election". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  9. ^ Green, Justin (September 4, 2024). "2024's triple threats on election disinformation". Axios. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  10. ^ Polglase, Katie; Munsi, Pallabi; Arvanitidis, Barbara; Platt, Alex; Baron, Mark; Featherstone, Oscar (August 28, 2024). "'My identity is stolen': Photos of European influencers used to push pro-Trump propaganda on fake X accounts". CNN. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2024.