Officials warn election misinformation, AI usage at an all-time high [Video]

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — With less than a week until Election Day, officials are giving a stark warning about what’s going on online.

The supervisor of elections in Palm Beach County saying — the amount of misinformation online is unlike anything she’s ever seen before during her six-year tenure.

Security is on top of the list of priorities as Election Day gets closer, and elections officials all over the state are seeing more and more misinformation online, mixed with the use of artificial intelligence to create fake videos.

“If you talk to Homeland Security, talk to the national and the state level, that misinformation is coming from two places, it’s coming from abroad, but it’s also domestically,” said Supervisor of Elections Wendy Sartory Link.

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