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Washington, D.C.(Photo by Kent Nishimura\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"43.893536121673\"><body readability=\"88.574361982986\"><\/p>\n<p>Election officials and federal authorities have spent a considerable amount of time over the past few weeks <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/2024-us-election-disinformation-threats-post-election-warning\/\">debunking fake or false media<\/a> regarding the integrity of U.S. elections.<\/p>\n<p>Election Day has been a continuation of that trend, as federal, state and local election officials in swing states have attempted to stay on top of the routine kind of errors or glitches that happen every election cycle, while pushing back on egregious lies or misrepresentations being spread online by bad actors.<\/p>\n<p>The most serious news of the day was in swing-state Georgia, where state officials called out yet another alleged Russian-led effort to disrupt the voting process, this time through bomb threats.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Fulton County Police Department said it responded to multiple bomb threats at polling places, resulting in temporary closings of at least two polling locations in Union City, while the county\u2019s Department of Registration and Elections will seek a court order to keep those locations open to voters and make up the lost time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger claimed that the bomb threats came from Russia, marking the second time in a week that he alleged Russian involvement in election-related disinformation ahead of federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies.<\/p>\n<p>But the FBI quickly moved to back up those claims, saying in a statement Tuesday that the bureau was \u201caware of bomb threats to polling locations in several states, many of which appear to originate from Russian email domains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far,\u201d the FBI said.<\/p>\n<p>Cait Conley, senior advisor and election security lead at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said CISA is in contact with officials in Georgia over the incident but referred questions around attribution to the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, the Department of Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/georgia-poll-worker-arrested-making-bomb-threat-election-workers\">announced<\/a> that a 25-year-old Georgia poll worker was arrested and charged with mailing a threatening letter to his own colleagues, including a bomb threat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to the DOJ, Nicholas Wimbish of Milledgeville, Ga., was working at the Jones County Elections Office on Oct. 16 when he had an alleged, unspecified altercation with a voter.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said the next day, Wimbish mailed a letter to the office posing as a \u201cJones County Voter\u201d complaining about his own conduct, saying he and other pollworkers \u201cshould look over their shoulder,\u201d that he would \u201crage rape\u201d women and that a \u201cboom toy\u201d was headed for \u201cearly vote place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wimbish has been charged with mailing a bomb threat, conveying false information about a bomb threat, mailing a threatening letter, and making false statements to the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers\u2019 Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, told reporters that the Election Day bomb threats do not appear to be genuine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been a couple of evaluations of polling sites, but there have been no credible threats. Voting is safe today all through Georgia, as far as we have heard,\u201d Hewitt said on a press call Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jimsciutto\/status\/1853867446350082148\">told<\/a> CNN that polling locations in her state have also been the target of threats, but \u201cnone of the threats have been deemed credible.\u201dSimilar threats were made in Duval County, Fla., <a href=\"https:\/\/jaxtrib.org\/2024\/11\/05\/duval-county-voting-precinct-cleared-after-bomb-threat\/\">according to<\/a> The Tributary, a local news site.<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"3.6785046728972\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"13\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/false-bomb-threats-at-polling-sites-only-blemish-on-election-day-voting-process-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Derek B. 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