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Dutch election: Far-right accounts are trying to spread claims of voter fraud like Donald Trump

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Unfounded claims of voter fraud have published online by far-right accounts in the Netherlands in the lead-up to the elections.

Added on the 17/03/2021 19:48:20 - Copyright : Euronews EN

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