Rudy Giuliani claims Philadelphia has a history of voter fraud including dead people voting

He said late world boxing champion Joe Frazier voted there & Will Smith's dead father voted twice after he died

#BBCRealityCheck confirm that's not true

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#BBCRealityCheck spoke to city officials in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, about both claims

Officials told us Joe Frazier has not voted since he died

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Will Smith’s father sent in a vote in 2017 city elections, but died the day before election day

That vote was counted, in accordance with city rules, but there is no record of any vote by him afterwards

bbc.in/3eOVKzn Votes being counted
Read the latest #BBCRealityCheck analysis of #Election2020: bbc.in/US2020Live Voting booths in America

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