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Late in the afternoon on Election Day, former President Donald Trump posted an unsubstantiated claim on social media about “massive CHEATING” in Philadelphia, which he said had attracted the attention of the forces of order.

The Philadelphia Police Department, the Philadelphia District Attorney, a Republican city commissioner and the Pennsylvania Department of State have all refuted this claim.

“There is a lot of talk about massive CHEATING in Philadelphia. The police are arriving!!!” Asset job on Truth Social at 4:39 p.m. on Election Day.

We reached out to the Trump campaign for information on where the alleged cheating was occurring and the law enforcement response, but received no response.

Philadelphia Police Department told CNN he was not aware of any election-related issues that would have prompted a law enforcement response.

In response to Trump’s message, Philadelphia city commissioner Seth Bluesteina republican, job on X, “There is absolutely no truth to this allegation.”

“This is yet another example of misinformation,” wrote Bluestein, who is also a member of the Bipartisan Policy Center Elections Task Force. “Voting in Philadelphia was safe.”

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner also weighed via X, calling Trump’s claim “baseless.”

“The only discussion of massive cheating came from one of the candidates, Donald J. Trump,” Krasner wrote. “There is no factual basis within law enforcement to support this wild allegation. We received complaints and allegations of irregularities all day long. If Donald J. Trump has facts to support his wild claims, we want them now. Right away. We are not holding our breath.

Asked for comment on Trump’s message, the press office of the Pennsylvania Department of State – which oversees the state’s elections – sent us this statement: “Pennsylvania counties, including Philadelphia, are conducting safe and secure elections. secure. »

Trump has made unsubstantiated claims about Philadelphia before. In September, Trump cited the doubtful results of a poll commissioned by a conservative group as the basis for its claim of widespread voter fraud among mail-in voters in Pennsylvania.

We will update this story if Trump or his campaign provides details to support this claim.

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