No, viral photo does not show a Canadian's vote for Trump

Soofia Tariq October 30, 2024
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Most US states have laws requesting or requiring voter ID. Image by Erik S. Lesser/EPA PHOTO

WHAT WAS CLAIMED

Image shows a Canadian voted in the US presidential election.

OUR VERDICT

False. The image has been miscaptioned and was originally posted by a US voter.

AAP FACTCHECK - An image supposedly showing a Canadian having crossed the border and voted in the US election is not what it claims to be.

The image was originally posted on social media by a US account, but has been repurposed by other users, spreading misinformation about the presidential election.

Facebook users posted the claim amid early voting being open in many states, ahead of the November 5 election.

"I am Canadian but USA doesn't require voter Id so figured I would drive across the border and vote", the posts claim, along with a photo of a presidential ballot with Donald Trump selected. 

One of the Facebook posts spreading the falsehood.
The image of a filled ballot is doing the rounds on various social media platforms. (Facebook/AAP)

However, AAP FactCheck traced the image back to an American woman's October 13 X post  using a reverse image search.

This post is captioned: "I'm voting for the candidate who chooses Americans over illegals." 

The user's profile says she is a content creator, with her location listed as North Carolina, and she makes no mention of being Canadian.