Dubious claims of voter fraud in Germany ahead of parliamentary elections

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Germans are going to the polls this weekend in parliamentary elections, marking the end of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s 16 years in power. Claims of potential voter fraud are circulating; some say the concerns have been imported from the US. Emma Hurt reports on how this false idea of election fraud may have crossed the ocean.

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