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As election day approaches, Donald Trump shared false and exaggerated claims about the integrity of voting in the key swing state of Pennsylvania.

In a Social Truth post Late Monday, Trump claimed that several counties in Pennsylvania are dealing with potential major fraud, overriding the facts on the ground.

“Wow! York County, PA received THOUSANDS of potentially FRAUDULENT Voter Registration Forms and Mail-in Vote Requests from a third party group,” Trump. said his millions of followers. “This is in addition to Lancaster County being caught with 2,600 fake ballots and forms, all written by the same person. Very bad “stuff”. WHAT IS HAPPENING IN PENNSYLVANIA??? Law enforcement must do their job, immediately!!! WOW!!!”

The former president is closer to the truth about York County. Officials there said last week they had received an unusually large volume of election-related materials, including voter registration forms and mail-in ballot applications, from an unnamed third-party group.

Local officials said they were still reviewing the materials and asked the public not to jump to conclusions.

Trump mischaracterized election investigations in Pennsylvania counties ahead of Election Day (REUTERS)Trump mischaracterized election investigations in Pennsylvania counties ahead of Election Day (REUTERS)

Trump mischaracterized election investigations in Pennsylvania counties ahead of Election Day (REUTERS)

“We don’t have a lot of details about these applications, so it’s important not to rush to judgment,” Commonwealth Secretary Al Schmidt said. said in a press conference on Monday, arguing that the reported enforcement materials were a sign that the electoral process was functioning normally, with built-in checks and balances. “We hope for a quick and accurate conclusion to the county’s investigation and hearing.”

Trump is misrepresenting the Lancaster County election investigation.

There, officials announced last week that some unspecified portions of a batch of 2,500 voter registration forms may be fraudulent, some showing possible signs of duplicate handwriting and false names and addresses. The county election board said in a statement that it was reviewing the materials, a sign that “its systems worked.”

Lancaster officials are not investigating “fake ballots,” as Trump has claimed.

During the 2020 election, Trump frequently made false claims about voting in Pennsylvaniawhich Joe Biden won by less than one percent.

Current polls shows Trump and Harris virtually even in the state.