**HEADLINE: BREAKING: LIVE VIDEO SHOWS MASSIE “SECOND PRIMARY” VOTERS VOTING FROM BEHIND the WHEEL – FAKE CLAIMS DEBUNKED**
HEADLINE: BREAKING: LIVE VIDEO SHOWS MASSIE “SECOND PRIMARY” VOTERS VOTING FROM BEHIND THE WHEEL – FAKE CLAIMS DEBUNKED
Rumor: A viral clip circulating on X (formerly Twitter) and Telegram claims to show a “live feed” from a polling station in Thomas Massie’s home district in Kentucky, where voters are allegedly allowed to cast ballots from their cars via a “drive-thru voting booth” set up inside a converted pizza hut parking lot. The caption reads: “Massie rigging his own primary! Voters texting votes from iPhones in minivans!”
The Reality (Fact Check):
No Such Polling Place Exists: The Kentucky State Board of Elections has confirmed there is no “drive-thru” or “curbside-without-disability” voting station in any precinct for the Massie primary. The only curbside voting allowed is for people with physical disabilities, and even that requires a signed affidavit, not a text message or a mobile phone QR code.
The Video is AI-Generated: Forensic analysis of the viral clip reveals the “voters” have identical, shimmering reflections and unnatural eye movements consistent with generative AI. The pizza hut building in the background doesn’t exist at the given GPS coordinates (which actually point to a closed gas station).
No Official Source: The clip was first posted by a satirical account that calls itself “Worst Take of the Day.” It was then re-uploaded by a known disinformation network claiming it was “leaked from a whistleblower.”
Verdict: OFFICIALLY FAKE. The “Massie drive-thru primary” is a digitally fabricated hoax. No existing election rules in Kentucky allow texting or app-based voting from a vehicle. If you see this video, report it as