Foreign Actors Seek to Shape, Influence US Elections, Intelligence Community Warns

CCP ‘entities have collaborated with a China-based technology company to enhance the PRC’s covert online influence operations,’ the ODNI said.

People vote at a Manhattan polling station during the New York state presidential primary election, on April 2, 2024. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. foreign adversaries will recruit Americans and use other tactics to influence the elections in November to advance their interests, a July 29 security update from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has warned.

“Foreign actors continue to rely on witting and unwitting Americans to seed, promote, and add credibility to narratives that serve the foreign actors’ interests. These foreign actors seek to take advantage of these Americans to spread messaging through their channels and engagements,” the ODNI’s update reads.