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Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2021-03-06): Did someone’s dumpster dive outside the Maricopa County Elections Department in Phoenix, Ariz., turn up evidence of shredded ballots cast in the 2020 presidential election? [...] "Piles of shredded ballots were located today in a dumpster in Maricopa County, Arizona," reads the first paragraph of the story. "This find occurs only days before the Senate’s audit of the county’s 2020 election results is due to start." [...] The county elections department said it has a surveillance recording of a man rummaging through a dumpster outside of its office and attempting to gain entry into its warehouse.
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2019-02-04): - Home - Government - Allied Agencies - Board of Elections [...] Would you like to receive notifications when the Board is considering changes to voting locations, including Election Day polling places, Early Voting and Drop Box locations? Click below to sign up: [...] Like us on Facebook!
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2021-11-05): In response to a video circulating on social media purporting to show evidence of election fraud, the Gloucester County Clerk’s office released a statement this morning refuting the claims and explaining why recycling bins outside the clerk’s office contained elections-related materials. [...] Instead, the materials within the bins were outdated business reply envelopes, instructional inserts, and spoiled or damaged ballots voters brought to the office and replaced with usable ballots. None of the contents were valid votes. [...] According to the statement, the individuals who filmed themselves rummaging through the bins are now under investigation by the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office.
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2022-11-08): Latest False Fact-checks in New Jersey Instagram posts stated on November 8, 2022 in a post: Glitches with voting in Arizona, New Jersey and Texas are proof the election is rigged. Project Veritas stated on November 5, 2021 in a post: A crime was committed when a New Jersey election worker allowed someone who said he was not a citizen to fill out a ballot. Viral image stated on November 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: Bergen County in New Jersey gave more votes to the Democratic gubernatorial candidate after all the ballots were counted. Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!" Facebook posts stated on May 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: New Jersey "will be out of gas for a week." Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Trump supporters are blocking access to polling sites at Clifton City Hall, New Jersey." Viral image stated on October 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Chris Christie is in ICU and reported to be put on a ventilator." [...] Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!"
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2020-10-28): Another employee for the U.S. Postal Service is facing federal charges in the latest instance where mail-in ballots were discovered dumped in the trash in Kentucky. [...] Sean Troesch, 48, and James McLenigan, 29, have been charged in two separate criminal complaints with delay or destruction of mail by a postal employee, according to U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady. No mail-in ballots were found among the discarded mail, but two requests for mail-in ballots were recovered. If convicted, each man could face a maximum term of five years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both. [...] Prosecutors said Troesch initially told investigators that only that single bag contained mail intended to be delivered on his route but ultimately acknowledged that all of the trash bags did and told investigators to take them. Four mail items were also recovered from Troesch’s personal vehicle.
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2013-07-01): Provide opportunities for all qualified citizens of Gloucester County to register to vote. [...] We have a secure drive-through "Ballot Drop Box" that is available for you to safely return your ballot on time with no in-person contact! The Drop Box is under 24-hour surveillance and is located at the back of Building One, which is the parking lot entrance area to our office. Do not use the Treasurer’s Drop Box at the entry off Justice Drive. The Ballot Drop Box is located at: 6467 Main St., Building One, Gloucester, VA. [...] Find all this information and more on the Department of Elections website.
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2020-12-04): "It was an empty bin and the ballots from it were actually out on the table when the media were still there, and then it was placed back into the box when the media were still there and placed next to the table," Watson said. [...] What the video shows is that they have pulled out plastic bins from underneath the desks, those are bins that they keep under their desks near the scanners. They will cut those seals that are on those, open those up and pull the ballots out. They were still in the process of cleaning so they hadn't sealed those ballot boxes up, so they were able to just start right back up, normal processing that occurred there.
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2021-11-09): The claim: Blank and shredded ballots were discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections office [...] "Breaking News out of West Deptford NJ: Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board Of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!" the user captioned the post, which accumulated more than 1,600 shares in less than a week. "Local Police, the Sheriff’s office and Project Veritas reporters responded!" [...] Based on our research we rate FALSE the claim that blank and shredded ballots were discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections office. The Gloucester County Clerk's office said the video shows spoiled ballots and outdated instructional and business reply envelopes related to the 2021 primary election. The items were legally discarded and had no viable electoral use.
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2022-11-08): Instagram posts stated on November 8, 2022 in a post Glitches with voting in Arizona, New Jersey and Texas are proof the election is rigged. Focus on the Family stated on June 28, 2022 in ads Abortion is available at any point of pregnancy and for any reason in Alaska, Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon and Vermont. Bloggers stated on November 3, 2021 in a story "More fraud in New Jersey’s election uncovered – voting machines would not allow citizens to vote for Republican governor candidate." Project Veritas stated on November 5, 2021 in a post A crime was committed when a New Jersey election worker allowed someone who said he was not a citizen to fill out a ballot. Viral image stated on November 3, 2021 in a Facebook post Bergen County in New Jersey gave more votes to the Democratic gubernatorial candidate after all the ballots were counted. Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2021 in a Facebook post "Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!" [...] Project Veritas stated on November 5, 2021 in a post A crime was committed when a New Jersey election worker allowed someone who said he was not a citizen to fill out a ballot. [...] Facebook posts stated on November 3, 2021 in a Facebook post "Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!"
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2024-09-23): [1] These findings are based upon interviews of law enforcement officers and civilians on the scene, audio recordings as well as medical, autopsy and forensic reports. [...] Attorney General Rowe commended the DEP staff for their efforts on the case. [...] The Attorney General’s Office would like to thank the Oxford Police Department and the Oxford Casino Security staff for their investigation of this case.
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2002-08-28): Many such evidences of waste it would not be easy to specify; and others, which remain in my memory after some weeks, do not adequately account for the general impression that all I saw gave me; but there were, for instance, under my observation, gates left open and bars left down, against standing orders; rails removed from fences by the negroes, as was conjectured, to kindle their fires with; mules lamed, and implements broken, by careless usage; a flat-boat, carelessly secured, going adrift on the river; men ordered to cart rails for a new fence, depositing them so that a double expense of labor would be required to lay them, more than would have been needed if they had been placed, as they might almost as easily have been, by a slight exercise of forethought; men, ordered to fill up holes made by alligators or craw-fish in an important embankment, discovered to have merely patched over the outside, having taken pains only to make it appear that they had executed their task--not having been overlooked while doing it, by a driver; men, not having performed duties that were entrusted to them, making statements which their owner was obliged to receive [...] Similar complaints to the following, which I take from the New Orleans Crescent, I have heard, or seen in the journals, at Richmond, Savannah, Louisville, and most other large manufacturing, or commercial towns of the South. [...] FROM a native Virginian, who has resided in New York:
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2022-05-27): Of all the things in short supply right now, optimism may be the hardest to find. After 12 disappointing months of an administration whose domestic and foreign policy failures are rivaled only by the number of illegals crossing the border, Americans everywhere are desperate for some sign of hope, some indication that the country they love isn't completely lost. This past Saturday, on a sunny day in Virginia, that hope returned. [...] With election integrity concerns, a raging "cancel culture" on the prowl, and an administration in power with a clear agenda that is antithetical to biblical values, it's a challenging time to be a believer in America. So is it time to wave the white flag and throw in the towel? On the contrary, what became clear from last night's Pray Vote Stand townhall meeting held at Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, Virginia is that the time is now for all believers to dive headfirst into the battle for our country. [...] With election day less than 40 days away, it is easy to forget that Americans are voting right now. Many states have begun early in-person voting, and Americans are filling out and mailing in their mail-in ballots -- including military personnel. Protecting the voting rights of those who protect our right to vote is essential, and that's why when nine mail-in ballots (seven of which were from military personnel) were discovered in the trash in Pennsylvania, the Department of Justice announced they will launch an investigation.
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
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Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2023-01-04): Photo by: Webb Photo
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2024-01-01): For our striking union band. [...] Your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2024-08-29): Recovery Efforts From Storm Continue In Hard Hit Burke County [...] Lenoir Man Killed Tuesday Morning in Caldwell County Crash [...] Crash in N.W. Hickory Tuesday Claims the Life of 76-Year-Old Man
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2019-10-22): On a point of order, Mr Speaker. [...] The TUC concluded by saying: [...] That is not all—[Interruption.]
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2023-12-12): I will give way to the hon. Lady in a moment. [...] Those are not my words, but those of Lord Wolfson. [...] That is fundamentally wrong, and we can show so in a number of different ways.
Claim: “Trash bins discovered outside the Gloucester County Board of Elections containing blank ballots as well as bags of shredded ballots from Tuesday’s election!” (Facebook posts, 2021-11-03)
Evidence (2022-10-08): James Stewart, 1st Bt. [...] - 264. SRO, GD406/1/8041, Ld. Archibald Hamilton to his mother, 19 June 1708. [...] - 291. J. Macky, Journey through GB(1714-29), iii. 324.
Claim: “Swedish health authorities considering introducing restrictions because of monkeypox outbreak.” (Facebook post, 2022-05-22)
Evidence (2022-05-22): As of May 25, Sweden had confirmed one case of monkeypox and the United States has confirmed two cases, according to an organization that tracks infectious disease data. Swedish Health Minister Lena Hallengren said there are no current plans to introduce "limits or restrictions on how we live due to monkeypox," and discouraged people from likening monkeypox to COVID-19.
Claim: “Swedish health authorities considering introducing restrictions because of monkeypox outbreak.” (Facebook post, 2022-05-22)
Evidence (2022-05-22): Swedish Health Minister Lena Hallengren said there are no current plans to introduce "limits or restrictions on how we live due to monkeypox," and discouraged people from likening monkeypox to COVID-19. [...] "JUST IN: Swedish health authorities considering introducing restrictions because of monkeypox outbreak," read one such May 22 post. "Here we go again." [...] An image on Facebook claimed Swedish health authorities were "considering introducing restrictions because of monkeypox outbreak."
Claim: “Swedish health authorities considering introducing restrictions because of monkeypox outbreak.” (Facebook post, 2022-05-22)
Evidence (2022-07-12): Swedish doctors call for a vaccine programme against monkeypox The number of cases of monkeypox in Sweden continues to rise and healthcare staff are now calling for vaccination to start. Compared to other sexually transmitted diseases, monkeypox leads to a hospitalisation rate of up to 25%.
Claim: “Swedish health authorities considering introducing restrictions because of monkeypox outbreak.” (Facebook post, 2022-05-22)
Evidence (2024-08-22): The disease is being monitored by the Public Health Agency of Sweden through infection control notifications and external monitoring. Suspicions of mpox may arise based on symptoms and whether a person has been exposed to the risk of infection. The diagnosis is confirmed after sampling by detecting the virus’s DNA in a laboratory analysis (molecular biological analysis using PCR). [...] According to the Swedish Communicable Diseases Act, mpox is a generally hazardous disease that is notifiable for infection tracing, which means, among other things, that a person who suspects that they have mpox has an obligation to seek care. It also means that infection control measures such as contact tracing and rules of conduct are used to limit the spread. All cases of mpox must be reported to the county medical officer and to the Public Health Agency of Sweden. The disease changed its name to mpox in Sweden on 1 January 2023, after the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the name change. Work on a possible name change of the virus is ongoing, but at present it continues to be called the monkeypox virus.
Claim: “Swedish health authorities considering introducing restrictions because of monkeypox outbreak.” (Facebook post, 2022-05-22)
Evidence (2022-06-01): Risk assessment: Monkeypox multi-country outbreak As of 23 May, cases of monkeypox (MPX) acquired in the EU have been reported in nine EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the Netherlands). [...] Based on ECDC’s epidemiological assessment, the likelihood of MPX spreading in persons having multiple sexual partners in the EU/EEA is considered high. Although most cases in current outbreaks have presented with mild disease symptoms, monkeypox virus (MPXV) may cause severe disease in certain population groups (young children, pregnant women, immunosuppressed persons). However, the likelihood of cases with severe morbidity cannot be accurately estimated yet. The overall risk is assessed as moderate for persons having multiple sexual partners (including some groups of MSM) and low for the broader population.
Claim: “Swedish health authorities considering introducing restrictions because of monkeypox outbreak.” (Facebook post, 2022-05-22)
Evidence (2022-08-16): On July 23, 2022, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, declared the current monkeypox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), overriding the WHO Emergency Committee, which decided 6-9 against recommending a PHEIC.1 That decision was justified, with cases in more than 70 countries, most of which are nonendemic, many with no clear epidemiological links and milder nonspecific clinical presentation. The window for controlling monkeypox is closing and a well-funded global plan for containment is needed. [...] Monkeypox meets all IHR criteria for a PHEIC. Current clusters represent "an extraordinary event" as nontravel-associated cases have never been reported outside endemic areas of central and west Africa.1 Given the spread of MPXV to more than 70 countries in 6 WHO regions, this outbreak clearly constitutes "a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease." Given the pace with which cases are being detected and the global scope, the risk that MPXV will become entrenched globally is increasing and "a coordinated international response" is essential. [...] VB. A systematic review of the epidemiology of human monkeypox outbreaks and implications for outbreak strategy.
Claim: “Swedish health authorities considering introducing restrictions because of monkeypox outbreak.” (Facebook post, 2022-05-22)
Evidence (2022-07-25): Monkeypox declared a global emergency: will it help contain the outbreak? [...] Over the weekend, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the monkeypox outbreak spreading globally is a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ (PHEIC). Researchers hope that the declaration — the agency’s highest alarm — might serve as a wake-up call for countries as they struggle to contain the spread of the virus that causes monkeypox. [...] Monkeypox outbreaks: 4 key questions researchers have
Claim: “Swedish health authorities considering introducing restrictions because of monkeypox outbreak.” (Facebook post, 2022-05-22)
Evidence (2022-06-28): Though monkeypox is not a traditional sexually transmitted infection (STI), the virus takes the opportunities for close-contact transmission wherever they arise. The priority for public health authorities in the EU/EEA countries is the early identification and isolation of cases and prompt tracing of their contacts to break the chains of transmission. [...] On 2 June 2022 ECDC and the World Health Organization (WHO) jointly published Interim advice on Risk Communication and Community Engagement during the monkeypox outbreak in Europe, 2022 intended to provide advice to health authorities on the communication of risks and engagement of groups most affected by the outbreak. The joint report highlighted the need to build trust between authorities and at-risk groups ensuring timely and consistent health information and advice to broader populations while using more direct channels to and engagement with those at increased risk through two-way communication. With COVID-19 restrictions ending, the number of large gatherings has increased, as has international travel, and in response ECDC and WHO jointly published Interim advice for public health authorities on summer events during the monkeypox outbreak in Europe, 2022. Although the focus of the report is monkeypox, much of the advice addresses good public health practices in general which may help prevent the transmission of a number of infectious diseases. The guidance includes sections which can be used to formulate advice to business and venue owners and event organisers, as well as participants themselves before, during and after events.
Claim: “Swedish health authorities considering introducing restrictions because of monkeypox outbreak.” (Facebook post, 2022-05-22)
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