Federal authorities said Friday that a false video circulating in Bucks County showing an election worker tearing up ballots was manufactured and spread by Russian actors.
The video, which the Bucks County Election Board referred to law enforcement Thursday and condemned as dangerous misinformation, showed the hands of a worker as he opened mail ballots and ripped up those cast for Trump. The video had several inconsistencies that made it obvious it was not real — including using the wrong color of envelopes.
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