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A voter casts their ballot in a polling station in Neustadt am Ruebenberge, Germany, in October 2017.

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Video. 'Misleading' ballot box claims appear online ahead of German election

Updated: 25/08/2021 - 16:58 GMT+2

Multiple videos have been shared on social media ahead of next month's elections in Germany, claiming to show the ballot boxes can be broken into. The German state electoral commission says the clips are "misleading".

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