FBI arrests two in Michigan over election threats - US media

The Michigan-based outlet says one suspect was linked to an assassination plot targeting Donald Trump.

FBI agents have arrested two people in Michigan for making election-related threats, according to The Detroit News.

The Michigan-based outlet says one suspect was linked to an assassination plot targeting Donald Trump.

The man, Isaac Sissel, allegedly posted on Reddit under the username "ShootUpTrumpRally" and has since told investigators he believes "everything would be better if Trump was dead".

In the second criminal case unsealed on Tuesday, Christopher Clay Pierce, 46, of Jackson is accused of making threats against an unidentified political action committee (PAC) affiliated with the Democrats over the past two years.

Pierce had reportedly previously been warned by the FBI that he could be charged with a crime if he continued posting threats online, but continued to harass the Democratic-aligned group.

Earlier, FBI issued warning, external about fake videos circulating online that aim to cast doubt on the US election.

On Tuesday, the FBI said two inauthentic videos urged Americans to “vote remotely” due to a high terrorist threat at polling stations and alleged voter fraud at prisons in several swing states.

The videos were edited to look like a press release from the FBI and a report by CBS News. They did not receive a large number of views on X.

The FBI said the videos aimed to “undermine our democratic process and erode trust in the electoral system”.

CBS News posted on X, external that the video using its logo is "fabricated".

BBC Verify found the contents of the clips match videos produced by a wider Russia-based disinformation network that has produced hundreds of fakes in recent months.

Meanwhile, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says the bomb threats made against multiple polling places this morning were non-credible.