# Fact check: Election fraud claims spread in Saxony-Anhalt

https://mins.news/en/item/47611

- DW, 2026-09-06 19:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-election-fraud-claims-spread-in-saxony-anhalt/a-79093254?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> False and misleading allegations of fraud, vote-rigging and ballot irregularities circulated online around the Saxony-Anhalt election. DW found that a video claiming election workers destroyed AfD ballots showed signs of staging, while fabricated videos accusing the CDU of fraud were linked to Russian disinformation campaigns.

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