Election Worker in Georgia in Hiding After GOP Leader Shared Fake Video Accusing Them of Ballot Tampering – By Colin Kalmbacher (Law and Crime) / Nov 7 2020
An election worker is currently in hiding after being falsely accused of tampering with ballots in Georgia.
The Peach State’s Fulton County was one of the last remaining areas left to report ballots as of Friday, and officials spoke during a press conference regarding their progress when the announcement about the worker was made.
Elections Supervisor Rick Barron said a worker from the State Farm Arena had been threatened due to a false report spread over social media that they had been seen throwing out a ballot. That’s according to local ABC affiliate WSB-TV.
“He is in hiding,” Barron said.
The controversy began after video of the worker appeared on Twitter. Narration on the footage accused the worker of crumbling up and throwing away a voter’s ballot. The video quickly went viral.
