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Tamsin Paternoster

Fake videos spread fraud claims during German elections

Fake videos alleging widespread election fraud in Germany are ultimately tied to a pro-Russian influence network, which shared posts online ahead of two key elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

The footage purported to show postal ballots for the AfD being destroyed or the party being omitted from ballot papers altogether.

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