The claim: Video shows a ‘ballot mule’ in Nebraska
A Nov. 3 Instagram post ( direct link , archive link ) shares a video of a man placing something in a ballot box, setting aside his skateboard and taking a selfie in front of the box.
“Ballot mule caught on camera at Eiseley Branch Library,” the post reads in part. “Doesn’t this look suspicious?”
The post was liked more than 1,000 times in two days.
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Our rating: False
Nothing improper happened in the video, according to the Lancaster County, Nebraska, Elections Commission. It says the claim was investigated and officials called local police to alert that department to threats made against the man in the video.
Man in video was memorializing first vote for president
The approaching 2024 presidential election spawned a wealth of misinformation and conspiracy theories about attempts to rig the election. One such theory claims people are shoveling fraudulent votes into ballot boxes, with those carrying the ballots dubbed mules in reference to the now-debunked movie ” 2000 Mules. ”