Pennsylvania election fraud conspiracies are being amplified by Trump and his GOP allies.

• Donald Trump, the former president, unfoundedly asserted that Pennsylvania is engaging in widespread cheating.
• If Kamala Harris wins Pennsylvania, the Republican nominee's Truth Social post and other remarks may indicate that the GOP is planning to challenge the election results again.
• Michael Whatley, the Republican National Committee Chair, asserted that the commonwealth was facing "left-wing voter suppression."
• Bucks County is being sued by the RNC for allegedly turning away voters.

On Wednesday, former President Donald Trump made a baseless claim that Pennsylvania is engaging in widespread cheating in the election, further spreading his conspiracy theories in this crucial swing state.

In the last week of the race, the Republican presidential nominee's Truth Social post aligned with a broader GOP effort to cast doubt on Pennsylvania's election integrity.

Trump and his allies made similar claims before the 2020 presidential election, but Trump ultimately lost Pennsylvania to President Joe Biden by 81,000 votes.

In Pennsylvania, where polls show Trump and Harris in a tie, the GOP is preparing to challenge the election results again.

In 2020, Trump's strategy in Pennsylvania was to amplify and distort any inconsistencies in the election process to bolster his claims of widespread fraud.

Trump accused Pennsylvania of widespread cheating in the 2020 election and urged law enforcement to act immediately.

Two days ago, Trump made a false claim that Lancaster County had "Fake Ballots and Forms," despite officials stating that no potentially fraudulent materials were actually votes.

Lancaster County is investigating approximately 2,500 voter registration applications submitted before the state's deadline, with a total of nearly 366,000 registered voters.

Trump also claimed that York County received thousands of potentially fraudulent voter registration forms and mail-in ballot applications from a third-party group.

Trump wrote: "Bad stuff happening in Pennsylvania. WHAT IS GOING ON? Law enforcement must act now!!! Wow!"

According to Fox43, York County President Commissioner Julie Wheeler stated that it is common to receive large amounts of voter registrations or mail-in ballot requests.

Wheeler stated that there was an excessive number of registrations from a single organization.

Pennsylvania's Secretary of State Al Schmidt, a Republican, stated that instances of voter fraud are uncommon and that the state has taken additional measures to enhance election security in 2024.

Despite the concerns raised by Trump and Republicans, the state's elections operations have not been halted.

On Monday, Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley claimed that the commonwealth was facing "voter suppression from the left" and shared a video of a woman identified as a Trump supporter being handcuffed in Delaware County on X.

On that day, Linda Kerns, the lawyer for the Republican National Committee, wrote a letter to Schmidt, bringing to his attention allegations of widespread election administration problems, such as voters being informed that "computers are down."

On Tuesday, a lawsuit was filed in Bucks County by the Trump campaign, the RNC, and a group linked to GOP Senate candidate Dave McCormick, alleging that the county had "disenfranchised voters."

The allegations that voters in line for mail-in ballots were being rejected were denied by the Bucks County government.

At a campaign rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday night, Trump intensified his assertions regarding Lancaster County.

Trump urged voters to submit their mail-in ballots promptly, stating that cheating had already begun in Lancaster and that they had caught the perpetrators with 2,600 fraudulent votes.

Schmidt stated in an election update Tuesday that investigations are already underway, despite the former president's repeated calls for law enforcement action.

The Department of State in the Commonwealth is communicating with York and Lancaster counties to offer assistance and support during their investigations, and will continue to do so as necessary, according to a Republican official.

"In the end, the county election offices and investigative law enforcement agencies will decide if any criminal charges are justified."

As well, Trump consistently made false claims about fraud in Pennsylvania prior to the 2020 election.

In October 2020, he asserted that thousands of ballots bearing his name had been discarded in dumpsters and garbage cans.

Officials stated at the time that only nine ballots were improperly discarded in Luzerne County, with seven of them marked for Trump.

The run-up to Election Day in Pennsylvania has seen voters being bombarded with political ads and messaging, creating an environment conducive to the spread of misinformation.

Recently, a fake video of someone tearing up Pennsylvania ballots became popular on social media.

Russian actors were responsible for creating and spreading the video, according to a warning issued by federal agencies on Friday.