Feds looking at Russian interference in key battleground of Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Source: USA Today
Published 1:46 p.m. ET Oct. 25, 2024 | Updated 1:46 p.m. ET Oct. 25, 2024
Federal authorities believe a viral video spreading online showing mail ballots being destroyed in the key battleground suburb of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, might be a hoax perpetrated by Russia as part of its covert effort to help elect former President Donald Trump, a federal official exclusively told USA TODAY on Friday.
The video shows a stack of sealed mail ballot envelopes on a table as an unidentified man proceeds to open them and tear up ballots with votes for former President Donald Trump and return ballots for Vice President Kamala Harris. "F--- Donald Trump," the man in the video said repeatedly as he rips up the ballots.
Bucks County officials said late Thursday that they were aware of a "fake" video that began circulating earlier in the day on social media purporting to show Bucks County mail-in ballots being opened and destroyed.
According to the county's statement, the FBI, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and Pennsylvania Department of State have also been contacted about the video. The FBI in Washington had no immediate comment on the video and whether it is investigating it.
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