Overblown Claims of ‘Bad Things’ at Philly Polls
by Saranac Hale Spencer
Nov 04, 2020
3 minutes
Quick Take
A story circulating on social media deceptively claims “Bad Things Are Happening in PA.” It overstates the significance of a video that shows a Republican poll watcher being denied access to a Philadelphia polling place on Election Day, and it falsely claims that there was an illegal political sign at another city location.
Full Story
A deceptive story started circulating on Election Day with a headline claiming: “BREAKING: Bad Things Are Happening In PA; Poll Watcher TURNED AWAY, Voting Locations Have ‘Biden-Harris’ Signs.”
The headline overstates the significance of ana pro-Trump website that we’ve written about .
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