Published onThursday21 October 2021 at 19:13Updated onThursday21 October 2021 at 19:47
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Multiple posts shared repeatedly on Facebookclaim that electronic voting machines will be introduced in Australia's next federal election. The claims allege that machines provided by tech firm Dominion Voting Systems -- which were used in the 2020 US presidential election -- will replace manual voting in Australia's polls. However, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) told AFP that it had no relationship with Dominion and that voting and vote-counting will remain manual processes.
The Facebook post was publishedhereon October 3, 2021.
It features a screenshot of a tweet that reads: “AEC proposes to acquire ‘Dominion Voting Systems’ machines. The AEC is proposing[1] the use of the same Dominion Voting Systems [2] machines to count votes that are being used in America. You know the voting machines where the integrity of these machines is being questioned.”
A screenshot of the misleading post captured on October 21, 2021. ( AFP / )
No date has yet been set for Australia's next federal election but it is expected to take place by late May 2022.
Machines from Dominion VotingSystemswere used in many US states during the 2020 election, in which Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden.
The company faced a deluge offalse claims of fraud-- which it categorically denied -- following the vote.
No credible cases of vote manipulation have been found.
