YARDLEY, 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 not authentic materials belonging to or distributed by the Bucks County Board of Elections,” the board said in a bipartisan statement on Thursday.
The video has been reported to law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and Pennsylvania Department of State.
The 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.
“We have seen the video circulating on the internet showing someone, allegedly in Bucks County, ripping up ballots with votes for President Donald Trump. We immediately worked with our …