Those fake President Biden robocalls that were blasted out in New Hampshire ahead of the primary have been traced to a Texas company, according to local officials who have launched a criminal investigation.
The source of the fraudulent Biden robocalls — which urged thousands of Granite State residents to not vote in the presidential primary — has been identified as Texas-based Life Corporation and an individual named Walter Monk.
The robocalls played a message with what appeared to be an AI-generated voice clone of Biden’s voice. The message said, “It’s important that you save your vote for the November election,” and “Your vote makes a difference in November, not this Tuesday.”
Biden ended up winning the Democratic primary in a landslide, even with his name off the ballot in a write-in campaign.
After the fake robocalls went out, the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office Election Law Unit opened an investigation into these calls in coordination with state and federal partners. Officials were able to trace the calls back to Life Corporation and Monk.
“Ensuring public confidence in the electoral process is vital,” said Attorney General John Formella. “AI-generated recordings used to deceive voters have the potential to have devastating effects on the democratic election process.”
“The partnership and fast action in this matter sends a clear message that law enforcement, regulatory agencies, and industry are staying vigilant and are working closely together to monitor and investigate any signs of AI being used maliciously to threaten our democratic process,” Formella later added.
The robocalls also illegally spoofed their caller ID information to appear to come from a number belonging to a former New Hampshire Democratic Party chair. The message instructed recipients to call the number belonging to that person to be removed from future calls.
After identifying specific calls, the Election Law Unit requested “tracebacks”…
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