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Exclusive: Biden officials confront limits of federal response in exercise preparing for 2024 election threats | CNN Politics

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The White House Situation Room simulated scenarios tested the limits of any federal response to election-related chaos, sources say.

For nearly an hour , No. 2 officials at the FBI , CIA and departments of Homeland Security and Justice wrestled with how to respond to a fake AI -generated video showing a Senate candidate destroying ballots.

In both scenarios, federal officials favored a muted public response, largely choosing to let state and local governments take the lead.

CNN recently asked election officials in all 50 states about efforts to counter deepfakes.

Most described existing programs in their states to respond to general misinformation or cyber threats.

Less than half of those states referenced specific trainings, policies or programs.

Some in the federal government are still scarred by how slow they were to warn the public about Russian interference in 2016 .

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