The wretched meaning of this is further underscored by the video that Iran has allegedly circulated. So, to be as clear as possible, this video circulated by Iran, which Ratcliffe has denounced for spreading false information about voter fraud, features Trump himself making such claims. Barr has repeatedly hyped bogus instances of voter fraud and has insisted that mail voting is susceptible to foreign counterfeiting of ballots. He noted that Ratcliffe, perhaps without realizing it, has now badly complicated Trump’s ability to make this claim going forward. ADTrump’s appearance in the video spread by Iran shows that “foreign actors don’t need to cook up disinformation,” Geltzer continued.

Source: Washington Post October 22, 2020 14:17 UTC