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Security<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> A video of someone ripping up supposed Trump votes in Bucks County is fake and likely originated from Russia, while Trump supporters in the state falsely accused a group of nuns of mass voter fraud. <\/p>\n<p>  <br \/>\n<audio id=\"audio-player\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-tts-cdn.api.scpnewsgrp.com\/cyberscoop\/82288\/english.openai.mp3\"><\/audio> <\/p>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p>0:00<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"tts-tooltip\">Learn more.<\/span> <span> This feature uses an automated voice, which may result in occasional errors in pronunciation, tone, or sentiment. <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__cover-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"single-article__cover\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" 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https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pennsylvania-officials-rebut-false-voter-fraud-claims-from-home-and-abroad-2.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\"><figcaption> An official election ballot sits on a table as residents vote using an absentee or mail-in ballot on October 15, 2024 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Registered voters in Pennsylvania can vote “On Demand” by requesting, a mail-in or absentee ballot filing it out and dropping it off all in one visit to their county election office or other designated location. (Photo by Hannah Beier\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"80.514869200395\"><body readability=\"161.72965116279\"><\/p>\n<p>An elections office in key presidential swing state Pennsylvania said a video circulating online this week purporting to depict the destruction of valid ballots is fake, and a prominent disinformation researcher claims a Russian influence actor is behind the effort.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BGatesIsaPyscho\/status\/1849680454858760532\">video<\/a> appeared on X and other social media sites this week showing an unidentified individual opening envelopes with a Bucks County, Pennsylvania seal and an \u201cOfficial Election Ballot\u201d label and cursing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump before ripping up ballots with his name filled in. The video also depicts the person opening up ballots and then carefully placing them back in their envelopes after seeing they were \u201cfor Kamala,\u201d referring to Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>The Bucks County Board of Elections quickly responded, putting out a bipartisan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buckscounty.gov\/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1151\">statement<\/a> Thursday unequivocally calling the video a fake and noting that both the envelopes and other documents depicted in the video \u201care clearly not materials belonging to or distributed by the Bucks County Board of Elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis type of behavior is meant to sow division and distrust in our election systems, and make a mockery of the people working incredibly hard to ensure a free and fair election is carried out,\u201d wrote board chair Bob Harvie, vice chair Diane Ellis-Marseglia and board member Gene DeGirolamo.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, a researcher and academic who first connected a manipulated video of a former student accusing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, of sexual abuse to Russian disinformation groups said some of the same actors are behind the ballot destruction video.<\/p>\n<p>Darren Linvill, a professor at Clemson University and co-director of the Media Forensics Hub, a research center that studies disinformation, said that the video is part of \u201cnarrative\u201d set by Storm-1516, a Russian-backed troll farm. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, this video showing mail-in ballots being destroyed in Bucks County, [Pennsylvania] is fake. And yes, its [sic] the Russians,\u201d Linvill <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DarrenLinvill\/status\/1849557671252578577\">wrote<\/a> Wednesday on X, noting that the fake video and claims received tens of thousands of shares just hours after going up.<\/p>\n<p>In an email exchange with CyberScoop, Linvall expanded on those claims, saying his team has tracked Storm-1516 since last year and that a number of details in the Bucks County video and the way it was initially spread align with previous content produced by the group.<\/p>\n<p>The original post sharing the video, from an account on X called @TheWakeninq, was later deleted, and the account subsequently retweeted several other tweets noting that the video was fake. But Linvill said the account is a key cog in Storm-1516\u2019s content distribution network with a history of boosting the group\u2019s narratives at early stages. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere are a few little tells that suggest this is Russian (the West African actor, for instance, [was] likely hired from the St. Petersburg [Russia] immigrant community). The most important tell, however, is the source,\u201d said Linvill. \u201cTheWakeninq originated this video on X and is part of the Storm distribution network. He has consistently shared narratives. In fact, he shared the VERY FIRST Storm-1516 narrative back in August 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Storm-1516 has persistently targeted U.S. audiences with disinformation campaigns over the past year, focused on both <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/after-a-sleepy-primary-season-russia-enters-2024-u-s-election-fray\/\">laundering anti-Ukraine narratives<\/a> into American political discourse and, according to U.S. intelligence agencies, attempting to <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/us-intel-officials-kremlin-once-again-prefers-trump\/\">once again boost<\/a> the electoral prospects of Trump, <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/russian-threat-groups-shift-attention-to-harris-walz-campaign-researchers-find\/\">mainly through<\/a> false claims about the Harris-Walz ticket.<\/p>\n<p>One of the group\u2019s primary tactics is the use of staged or fake videos depicting scandalous or illegal behavior, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/russian-propaganda-unit-storm-1516-false-tim-walz-sexual-abuse-claims\/\">Walz hoax<\/a> and a staged video <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/on-the-issues\/2024\/09\/17\/russian-election-interference-efforts-focus-on-the-harris-walz-campaign\/\">depicting<\/a> Harris being involved in a hit-and-run.<\/p>\n<p>Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn said an investigation by her office concluded that the video was \u201cfabricated\u201d and designed to influence perceptions about the integrity of the upcoming elections. She also indicated that federal authorities are looking into the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur office is in contact with the Federal Bureau of Investigation who will be attempting to locate the source of this manufactured video,\u201d Schorn said in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The FBI did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conservative-door-knocker-spreads-unfounded-claims-of-mass-nun-led-voter-fraud\">Conservative door-knocker spreads unfounded claims of mass nun-led voter fraud<\/h2>\n<p>At virtually the same time Bucks County officials were fending off a reported influence campaign from Russia, Pennsylvania state officials moved to debunk another false viral voter-fraud claim spreading in their state, this time coming from sources much closer to home.<\/p>\n<p>On Oct. 22, Cliff Maloney, founder of The Pennsylvania Chase, a pro-Trump door-knocking initiative that is not formally connected to the Trump campaign, posted <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Maloney\/status\/1848839851451302193\">claims online<\/a> that an address with 53 registered voters belonging to the Benedictine Sisters of Erie was empty and \u201cNO ONE lives there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur attorneys are reviewing this. We will not let the [Democrats] rely on illegal votes,\u201d Maloney wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Thursday, the Benedictine Sisters of Erie <a href=\"https:\/\/eriebenedictines.org\/news-stories.html\/article\/2024\/10\/23\/press-release-benedictine-sisters-subject-of-fraudulent-claims\">responded<\/a>, saying Maloney\u2019s claims were \u201cblatantly false.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to call Cliff Maloney to account for his blatantly false post that accuses our sisters of fraud. We do live at Mount Saint Benedict Monastery and a simple web search would alert him to our active presence in a number of ministries in Erie,\u201d prioress Sister Stephanie Schmidt wrote. \u201cWe also want to alert those who subscribe to X and other social media platforms to be vigilant and seek additional information before accepting these posts as truth.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Democratic Pennsylvania Governor Al Schmidt publicly thanked the group for \u201cstanding up to election disinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maloney\u2019s original post claiming fraud remains up on X. He later <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Maloney\/status\/1849196851326550509\">wrote<\/a> that his claim was part of a good faith effort to ensure fair elections and that \u201cif the 53 people registered at this address are legal voters\u2026 then I encourage them to participate in their right to vote\u201d while adding \u201conce we have proof, we will be content.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania is considered by polling and election forecasters as the state <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NateSilver538\/status\/1819457285535703160\">most likely<\/a> to tip the presidential election. It was carried by the eventual winners of the past two presidential elections, and polling averages show a race between Trump and Harris that is within the margin of error.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That reality has put the Keystone State firmly in the crosshairs of both foreign and domestic disinformation campaigns, and U.S. intelligence, election officials and experts <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/us-officials-warn-foreign-disinformation-from-russia-may-flood-post-election-period\/\">have warned<\/a> that false claims and manufactured evidence of voter fraud and noncitizen voting are likely to flood states like Pennsylvania both leading up to election day and afterwards as states move to finish vote counting and certify election results.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe intelligence community expects foreign influence efforts will intensify in the lead up to election day, especially through social media posts, some of which are likely to be AI-generated or enhanced, based on newly available intelligence,\u201d an official with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence told reporters this week.<\/p>\n<p>The official added that in the period after voting day on Nov. 5, countries like Russia, China and Iran \u201cprobably will be quick to create false narratives or amplify content they think will create confusion about the election ,such as posting claims of election irregularities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"3.6635514018692\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"13\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pennsylvania-officials-rebut-false-voter-fraud-claims-from-home-and-abroad-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Derek B. 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