Video of Pennsylvania Ballots Being Destroyed Is Russian Disinformation, US Intel Agencies Say

A video began circulating online this week purporting to show someone ripping up ballot forms marked for Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Director of the Board of Elections Tyler Burns holds a test ballot during a mail-in ballot processing demonstration at the Board of Elections office in Doylestown, Pa., on Sep. 30, 2024. Hannah Beier/Getty Images

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the FBI issued a joint statement on Oct. 25 declaring that a video purporting to show someone ripping up ballots is a Russian disinformation product.

The video in question began to circulate on social media this week and appeared to show someone ripping up ballots marked for Bucks County, Pennsylvania.