Video showing ballots being torn up by voters in Pennsylvania is fake, officials say

A video circulating on social media showing someone destroying mail-in ballots in Bucks County was fake, officials in Pennsylvania said.

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Yardley County Police Department said in a statement Thursday they investigated the video and determined it was “faked to undermine confidence in the upcoming election.”

The DA’s office is in contact with the FBI, which will “attempt to locate the source of the video,” the statement said.

Officials come in Pennsylvania and what’s more, voters have warned against it Election disinformation Distribution on the Internet.

Pennsylvania is considered one of the key battleground states in the upcoming presidential election. The state will be in the spotlight starting Nov. 5 and possibly for days afterward, depending on how long it takes election workers to count ballots. Officials across the Philadelphia area shared this with CBS News Philadelphia how they secure the election and how the ballots are counted.

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