Former President Trump, the Republican presidential candidate of the United States, has raised a "conspiracy theory" that election fraud is taking place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the presidential election's biggest rival.
However, the city authorities immediately denied it was true.
In a short post on his social media Truth Social at around 4:40 p.m. local time on the 5th, former President Trump claimed, "There is a lot of talk about large-scale election fraud in Philadelphia," and posted, "Law enforcement is coming."
In response, Republican Philadelphia City Commissioner Seth Blustain said the claim was absolutely untrue and that "voting in Philadelphia is safe," AFP reported.
Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania, a key race state for the presidential election.
Pennsylvania is considered a must-win area for former President Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, as 19 electors are allocated, the most among the seven competing states.
Various polls are also very close, even if the two candidates' approval ratings are tied or either candidate is ahead, within the margin of error.
Former President Trump's sudden posting of election fraud on social media on the afternoon of the presidential election, when voting is underway, is interpreted as being intended to gather supporters to vote at the end or to lay the groundwork for not to accept even if he loses the election.
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