Article 5AFZK Why US ballot count live streams became misinformation magnets

Why US ballot count live streams became misinformation magnets

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Clara McMichael
from US news | The Guardian on (#5AFZK)

Live streams of the count aren't a new phenomenon - but after Trump's baseless vote fraud claims, some are wondering if this method of transparency is too vulnerable

At a vote-counting center in Montgomery county, Maryland, a man sat in a room with other election workers, wearing a grey hat and dark purple rubber gloves. He unfolded a ballot, looked around and leaned forward to mark it. The man appeared on a Yahoo Finance livestream of the center. The video went viral, one version ending up on YouTube, where the narrator said they found it on 4chan.

Do you notice that, folks?" said the narrator. How he looks around to see if anyone is watching him - as if he's about to commit a crime?"

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