Top US Election Official Calls False Claims Over Fraud ‘Corrosive’
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Voters cast ballots at a polling location in Thomasville, North Carolina, on Nov. 2.
Photographer: Al Drago/BloombergThe nation’s top official for safeguarding election infrastructure called the spread of election fraud allegations “irresponsible” after being asked about such claims by former President Donald Trump and X owner Elon Musk.
Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said in a news conference Monday that it’s “very unfortunate and very irresponsible” for anybody in a position of influence or authority — regardless of party or politics — to “be spreading inaccurate information about our elections.”