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      No, Ballots Were Not Not Found Dumped In Bushes After US Elections

      The bags seen in the video were filled not with ballots but with lost deliveries from Amazon.

      By - AFP |
      Published -  20 Nov 2020 6:38 PM IST
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      No, Ballots Were Not Not Found Dumped In Bushes After US Elections
      A video claiming to show ballots from the US elections found dumped in bushes has been shared hundreds of times in Facebook posts. However, the video has nothing to do with the elections. The bags seen in the video were filled not with ballots but with lost deliveries from Amazon, as confirmed by both the company and local authorities.


      The video clip circulated in numerous Facebook posts in Nigeria, including this one shared more than 1,200 times since November 9, 2020. It has also been shared with similar claims in other languages such as German, Spanish, Portuguese, and French.


      Screenshot taken on November 18, 2020, showing the false Facebook post

      "Bags of Recovered Ballots thrashed & dumped inside the Bush (sic)," reads part of the video's caption.

      Also Read: Donald Trump Falsely Claims Michigan Cannot Certify Vote

      It was shared in Nigeria a few days after the US presidential election on November 3. Former vice president Joe Biden was declared the winner, but incumbent President Donald Trump has not conceded and instead has resorted to allegations of electoral fraud.

      The video shows a man in a yellow reflector vest and two police officers pulling transparent bags out of a bush. The camera zooms in to show what appear to be packages and envelopes inside the bags. The words "mail" and "united" are visible on one of the bags.

      But the claim that these bags contain discarded ballots is false. The video is unrelated to the recent election.

      Lost Amazon packages

      In the top left-hand corner of the video, a watermark for TikTok and the username "@kuntefason" is visible. AFP Fact Check found the video was uploaded to TikTok on November 7, 2020.

      The TikTok post garnered more than a thousand comments, including some that gave clues as to the video's origin.

      "I literally own a business on this road," a TikTok user commented. "I am 100% pro-Trump and I believe this election is filled with fraud. BUT-let me tell you 100% facts here... Boone County Sheriff Deputies are led by a Sheriff who is a champion for the people. If these were ballots, you would know!"

      The user continues: "This road is filthy and full of trash because we are an Amazon hub and truckers park overnight every day – they leave lots of filth and garbage."


      Screenshot taken on November 18, 2020, showing the TikTok comment

      This comment, as well as spotting an Amazon truck in the video, gave AFP Fact Check a hint as to the location.

      Also Read: Did Dead People Cast Vote In Georgia As Claimed By Trump Campaign?

      Using Google Maps Street View, we found that the video was indeed filmed in Kentucky's Boone County near an Amazon hub.

      Physical features such as the Waffle House restaurant, the curve in the road, and the building in the background (which is the Amazon hub) are visible both in the video and on Google Maps Street View.

      Meanwhile, local authorities also dismissed the claim as false.

      "Those [bags] were simply containing discarded Amazon packages and not ballots," Lieutenant Philip Ridgell of the Boone County Sheriff's Office told AFP Fact Check.

      The officers found the packages on the side of the road on November 7, 2020, and contacted Amazon, Ridgell said. "Our officers contacted the nearby Amazon facility, who confirmed that the packages were from one of the fulfillment centers."

      Contacted by AFP Fact Check, Amazon confirmed that these bags contained only Amazon packages.

      Referring to the person who lost the bags, Amazon spokesperson Maria Boschetti said that "this individual is no longer part of our Amazon delivery network and are working with law enforcement as they investigate."

      (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by BOOM staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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      US Elections 2020US ElectionsVoter FraudMail-in ballotsMail-in votingJoe BidenKamala HarrisUS elections2020 US Presidential ElectionsUS Presidential ElectionsAmerican ElectionsDemocratsRepublicansMike Pence#DonaldTrump
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      Claim :   Ballots from the US elections were found dumped in bushes.
      Claimed By :  Facebook posts
      Fact Check :  False
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