The FBI released a statement in regard to a video that uses the Bureau’s name and seal to promote false claims that the organization was involved in an attempt to poison electors from several states, including Oklahoma.
The FBI was made aware of an additional video that misused their name and logo on Nov. 12.
They said this is the latest in a series of fabricated videos and statements falsely attributed to the FBI, which are designed to undermine the confidence Americans have in the election process.
The video used the FBI seal to make false claims about “an attempt to poison 20 electors in Texas, Missouri, and Oklahoma with anthrax spores.”
The video continued to allege that the falsely claimed attack was carried out using “letters containing powder with spores of a new modification of anthrax.”
The FBI works actively with its partners to counter actual attempted attacks using letters containing hazardous materials.
The FBI said this video is not authentic, is not from the FBI, and its contents are fake.