Fake Video Showing AfD Ballots Destroyed Circulates Online. Analysts Link It to Russia’s GRU
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- A video on X falsely appears to show ballots cast for the AfD being destroyed after elections in Saxony-Anhalt.
- Analysts from the Gnida Project identified elements suggesting the footage was fabricated and linked its circulation to a disinformation operation attributed to Russia’s GRU.
A video purporting to show votes for Germany’s Alternative for Germany being destroyed has appeared on X, but analysts say the footage is fake.
The video allegedly shows ballots cast for the AfD in elections to the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament being destroyed. Analysts point to elements within the recording that indicate it was fabricated.
The Gnida Project, an analytical collective, said the video’s appearance was part of a disinformation operation directed by Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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