NH Attorney General Probing Fake Joe Biden Voice Urging Dems Not To Vote In Primary

The New Hampshire attorney general’s office is investigating an apparent mass robocall that used a fake Joe Biden voice to urge New Hampshire Democrats not to vote for the president in Tuesday’s Democratic primary in the state.

The robocall, which features what appears to be either a spliced-up version of Joe Biden’s words or an AI creation, was first reported by NBC News .

“What a bunch of malarkey,” the Biden voice says in the robocall, according to a recording posted by NBC News.

“We know the value of voting Democratic when our votes count. It’s important that you save your vote for the November election. We’ll need your help in electing Democrats up and down the ticket. Voting this Tuesday only enables the Republicans in their quest to elect Donald Trump again. Your vote makes a difference in November, not this Tuesday.”

On Monday morning, a spokesperson for the New Hampshire attorney general’s office acknowledged receiving complaints about the call, adding, “Although the voice in the robocall sounds like the voice of President Biden, this message appears to be artificially generated based on initial indications.”

“These messages appear to be an unlawful attempt to disrupt the New Hampshire Presidential Primary Election and to suppress New Hampshire voters,” the spokesperson added. “New Hampshire voters should disregard the content of this message entirely. Voting in the New Hampshire Presidential Primary Election does not preclude a voter from additionally voting in the November General Election.”

Biden isn’t listed on Tuesday’s ballot in New Hampshire. The first Democratic presidential primary contest officially approved by the Democratic Party this year is actually in South Carolina , despite New Hampshire’s