YARDLEY BOROUGH, Pa. (WPVI) — Officials in Bucks County, Pennsylvania are warning voters to beware of a fake video circulating on social media purporting to show mail-in-ballots being opened and destroyed ahead of the 2024 election.
“The envelope and materials depicted in this video are clearly not authentic materials belonging to or distributed by the Bucks County Board of Elections,” the Bucks County Board of Elections said in a bipartisan statement on Thursday.
The video has been reported to law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and Pennsylvania Department of State.
Bucks County Republican Committee wrote “fake” on the video, warning their followers not to be dissuaded from voting by mail in their post about this manufactured clip.
They note differences, like the shade of green on the envelope being too dark and the paper quality being too glossy, compared to legitimate ballots.
“This …