FBI: Russia Behind Fake Video Of Destroyed Ballots

The Associated Press reports:

Russian actors were behind a widely circulated video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania, U.S. officials confirmed on Friday.

The video had taken off on social media Thursday but was debunked within three hours by local election officials and law enforcement after members of the public reported it.

U.S. officials said in a statement sent by the FBI that they believe the video was “manufactured and amplified” by Russian actors. The officials said it’s part of “Moscow’s broader effort to raise unfounded questions about the integrity of the U.S. election and stoke divisions among Americans.”

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Russian Actors Made Fake Video Depicting Mail-In Ballots For Trump Being Destroyed, FBI Says https://t.co/W5ZRKt0iPT

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