"I am Canadian but USA doesn't require voter Id so figured I would drive across the border and vote," says an October 28, 2024 post on X.
Another X post sharing the same picture added: "Came on holiday to the US and they didn't require voter ID so just voted on a bunch of ballots."
The posts generated millions of engagements and inspired numerous copycats across X and other platforms, leading some users to claim Canadians were committing mass voter fraud on behalf of Trump, who faces Democratic nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 election.
Trump and his allies have baselessly claimed that immigration policies -- and election laws aimed at making it easier to register and cast a ballot -- are enabling non-citizen voting.
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