Fake Biden robocall urges New Hampshire voters to skip their primary

A robocall appearing to impersonate the voice of President Joe Biden has been circulating and encouraging recipients of the call to «save your vote» for the November general election, rather than participate in New Hampshire's upcoming primary on Tuesday, according to audio obtained by ABC News.

«Your vote makes a difference in November, not this Tuesday,» the robocall message said.

«That call was indeed fake and not recorded by the president. I can confirm that,» White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday. «More broadly,» Biden «has been clear that there are risks associated with deep fakes,» she added.

The New Hampshire Attorney General's office said it is conducting an «active and ongoing» investigation into these «spoofed» messages, which «appear to be an unlawful attempt to disrupt the New Hampshire Presidential Primary Election and to suppress New Hampshire voters.»

Its Election Law Unit «works closely with our local, state, and federal partners,» a spokesperson with the New Hampshire Attorney General's office added. Though «the voice in the robocall sounds like the voice of President Biden, this message appears to be artificially generated based on initial indications,» the NHAG's office said.

Who is behind the robocalls is still unclear, as is how many people have received the message, officials said.

The state attorney general spokesperson told ABC that at this time, they do know «approximately a dozen» people took the step of calling to request being removed from future calls, and «approximately half a dozen» people sent a complaint to either the New Hampshire Attorney General's office or the New Hampshire Secretary of State's office.

The robocall ends with a phone number belonging to Kathy Sullivan, a