The US says Russians made a fake video of the destruction of ballots for Trump

The video, which has garnered millions of views on platforms such as the Elon Musk-owned

On Thursday, the Bucks County Board of Elections declared the video “fake” and said the envelope and other materials depicted in the footage were “clearly not authentic materials” belonging to or distributed by them.

In a joint statement on Friday, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said the video was part of a Russian disinformation operation.

“Russian actors produced and amplified a recent video that falsely shows a person tearing up ballots in Pennsylvania,” the statement said.

“This Russian activity is part of Moscow's broader efforts to raise unfounded questions about the integrity of the U.S. election and stoke divisions among Americans,” it said.

The statement said Russia was expected to create and publish more such content to undermine “confidence” in the integrity of the November 5 election.