video Shared by X An election worker in Bucks County, Pennsylvania claims to have witnessed him tearing up the ballots of voters who voted for former President Donald Trump.
🚨🇺🇸 “Fuck Donald Trump again”
In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a key battleground state, mail-in ballots voting for Trump appear to have been destroyed by election registration officials.
They were always trying to cheat, but it’s amazing that they’re making it so obvious. pic.twitter.com/N3aAjQqCOH
— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) October 25, 2024
Verdict: False
The Bucks County Board of Elections and the Bucks County Republican Committee issued statements refuting the claims. The alleged ballot in the video does not match the actual election ballot.
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Social media users claim they witnessed Bucks County Board of Elections workers destroying ballots from people who appeared to have voted for Trump.
“‘Fuck Donald Trump again…’ Looks like mail-in ballots voting for Trump were destroyed by this election worker in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, a battleground state,” one user wrote.
This claim is false. The Bucks County Board of Elections disputed this claim. Statement of October 24thstates, “The envelopes and materials depicted in this video are clearly not authentic materials belonging to or distributed by the Bucks County Board of Elections.”
“This type of behavior aims to sow division and distrust in the electoral system and makes a mockery of the people who are working hard to ensure free and fair elections. We unequivocally condemn the intentional spread of this dangerous misinformation, and we will not be distracted from the work entrusted to us by the voters of Bucks County,” election board members said in a statement. .
The Bucks County Republican Committee also disputed this opinion. Claim In an Oct. 24 tweet, he pointed out several issues with the video. (Related: Did J.D. Vance propose requiring pregnancy tests for women traveling interstate?)
We saw a video circulating on the internet showing someone allegedly in Bucks County tearing up a ballot containing a vote for President Donald Trump. We immediately worked with our attorneys and the Trump campaign’s attorneys to investigate this matter. Bucks County…
— Bucks GOP (@BucksGOP) October 24, 2024
“This video is fake, the envelope is the wrong green color, the paper quality is not the same as that used by the Bucks County Board of Elections, and the envelope does not have a return address on it. The County Board of Elections meets the description of the person in the video. “Additionally, mail-in and absentee voting is not and will not be open until Election Day, November 5th,” the statement reads in part.
There is no return address written on the envelope in the video. Montgomery County says mail-in and absentee ballots will not be processed until Election Day. government. According to , Pennsylvania state and federal law enforcement agencies are investigating the fake video. philadelphia inquirer.
This isn’t the first time election misinformation has spread around Pennsylvania. Check Your Fact recently debunked a claim that no one lives at an address in Erie, Pennsylvania, despite 53 registered voters.
