An investigation has been launched after a fake robocall purporting to be from US President Joe Biden urged voters to skip Tuesday's primary election in New Hampshire. The call, suspected to be artificially generated, told recipients to 'save' their ballot for the general election in November.
The New Hampshire attorney general's office said the message 'appears to be artificially generated' and is 'an unlawful attempt to disrupt' the election. Voters were advised to disregard the call entirely. The Trump campaign has denied any involvement.
The robocall falsely appeared to come from the personal mobile number of former state Democratic chairwoman Kathy Sullivan, who called it 'outright election interference'. Anti-robocall app Nomorobo estimated the calls were placed between 5,000 and 25,000 times.
White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed the audio was fake. Biden campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez condemned the call as an attempt to 'suppress voting and deliberately undermine free and fair elections'.
Although Mr Biden's name is not on the New Hampshire primary ballot due to a calendar change, a write-in campaign is underway. He is widely expected to win the state and the Democratic nomination.
