The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office says it is investigating a robocall made by a fake voice from President Biden urging voters in the state to not participate in Tuesday's presidential primary and instead “save” their November votes. did.
The message, which White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday was “certainly fake and was not recorded by the president,” was allegedly sent on Sunday, but how many people are using the phone? It is unclear whether he received it.
“While the robocall audio sounds like President Biden's voice, the message appears to have been artificially generated based on early indications,” the attorney general's office said. “These messages appear to be an illegal attempt to disrupt the New Hampshire presidential primary and suppress New Hampshire voters.
He added: “New Hampshire voters should completely ignore this message.”
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President Biden arrived at the White House in Washington on Monday after returning from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. (AP/Andrew Harnik)
The date New Hampshire has set for Primary Tuesday does not comply with the DNC's 2024 presidential nominating calendar. Holding an unauthorized primary means President Biden is not on New Hampshire's ballot, but Granite State Democrats hope the president won't embarrass himself in the election as he seeks a second term in the White House We have started a write-in campaign.
A recording of the message, obtained by NBC News, reads: “How awful. When our votes matter, you know the value of voting Democrat. Save your votes for the November election.” That’s important,” the voice said. “We need your full help to elect the Democratic Party. With just your vote this Tuesday, Republicans can re-elect Donald Trump. Your vote will be in November, not this Tuesday. bring about change.”
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“This message was 'spoofed' to falsely indicate that it came from the treasurer of a political committee supporting the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary write-in effort against President Biden,” the attorney general's office said. “It seems like it was done.”
“The message instructed the recipient to call the person's number if they wished to be removed from the call list.”
Jean-Pierre also said on Monday: “The president has been clear that there are risks associated with deepfakes. Fake images and misinformation can be exacerbated by emerging technologies.”
Nikki Haley and former President Trump are campaigning in New Hampshire ahead of the primary election. (Getty Images/AP)
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“And that's why this president has directed the Department of Commerce, through the National Institute of Standards and Technology's AI Safety Institute, to support the development of clear watermarking and content standards,” she added.
Katie Dolan, a spokeswoman for the campaign of Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips, who is challenging Biden in the Democratic primary, said Phillips' team was not involved and spoke only when a reporter called for comment. He said he learned about the deepfake attempt.
“Any effort to discourage voters is shameful and an unacceptable affront to our democracy,” Dolan said in a statement. “The potential for him to use AI to manipulate voters is very worrying.”
Fox News' Paul Steinhauser and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
