In a statement issued Tuesday, the FBI warned that Russia and other foreign enemies of the United States are stepping up their attempts to erode trust in the presidential election and “stoke divisions among Americans.”

Foreign influence efforts are expected to “intensify through Election Day and in the coming weeks,” according to the US Intelligence Community (IC), which also said that “foreign influence narratives will focus on swing states.”

“Russia is the most active threat,” according to a joint statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the FBI, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

To “instill fear in voters” and “suggest Americans are using violence against each other due to political preferences,” the agencies said, actors associated with Russia in particular are producing phony articles and videos to undermine confidence in the election.

“These efforts risk inciting violence, including against election officials,” they said. “We anticipate Russian actors will release additional manufactured content with these themes through Election Day and in the days and weeks after polls close.”

Iran, the IC said, “also remains a significant foreign influence threat.” According to the agencies, we have determined that Iran “conducted malicious cyber activities to compromise former President Trump’s campaign.”

According to the agencies, Iran isn’t giving up on exacting retribution on some former US officials “whom it views as culpable for the death of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) Commander Soleimani in January 2020.”

“It has repeatedly highlighted former President Donald Trump among its priority targets for retribution,” the agencies said.

In the meantime, in-person voting in the northeastern US town of Dixville Notch, close to the Canadian border, starts at midnight (US local time) and lasts until 7 p.m.
Six Dixville Notch registered voters were among the first in the United States to cast their votes in person on November 5. The national anthem was played on an accordion when the polls opened in the little village.
As has been the case since 1960, polling concluded just after midnight ET, CNN said.

According to the results, Democratic candidate Harris received three votes and Republican contender Trump received three.