Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Thursday called out a false social media claim involving Haitian immigrants being given documents to vote in the presidential election within six months of arriving in the United States – claims the election official said were likely cooked up by Russian troll farms “attempting to sow discord and chaos.”
“ Illegal Haitians flown into the U.S. claim they received all necessary documents and driver’s licenses within just six months of arriving in the U.S. and are able to vote!!” exclaimed the right-wing X account known as AlphaFox. “They show several Georgia driver’s licenses featuring the same photo and claim to have voted for Kamala Harris in two different counties so far: Gwinnett and Fulton. This is insane!! Imagine how many others are doing this!! Can someone from Gwinnett County and Fulton County in Georgia please verify this?!”
The allegation raised five days before Election Day prompted the attention of no less than the critical swing state’s top election official, who took to social media Thursday to vigorously deny it.