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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Helen Sullivan

US presidential election updates: false videos of voter fraud spread as election approaches

"I Voted" stickers are seen at an early voting location in Columbus, Georgia ahead of the 5 November US presidential election. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

The Georgia secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, has said a video that claimed to show a Haitian immigrant who voted multiple times is “false”, “targeted disinformation” and likely the work of a Russian troll farm.

“As Americans we can’t let our enemies use lies to divide us,” said Raffensperger, who also asked that “Elon Musk and the leadership of other social media platforms … take this down.”

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