TikTok trend forces Trump campaign's 'voter fraud hotline' to close after it is inundated with prank calls

Donald Trump's 'voter fraud hotline' has closed after a TikTok trend led to it being inundated with a flurry of prank calls.
The service was set up at the Trump campaign's headquarters in Arlington, Virginia to record alleged incidents of voter fraud.
TikTok users soon began uploading videos of themselves calling with fake claims and recording the reaction of the operator, a trend which later spread to Twitter.
The hotline has since been replaced with an online form, which has already been flooded with lewd images, the entire Bee Movie script and more, according to Newsweek.
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Donald Trump's 'voter fraud hotline' has now closed after a TikTok trend led to it being inundated with a flurry of prank calls.

The hotline was set up to record alleged incidents of voter fraud, with the team even setting up a conference room dedicated to it at the Trump campaign's headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, CNN reported.

However, TikTok users soon began uploading videos of themselves calling in with fake claims and recording the reaction of the operator, a trend which then went on to spread to Twitter.

Twitter user Kei Yasui reposted a TikTok video last week with the caption: "The Tik-Tok youth are flooding the Trump voter fraud hotline with prank calls."

The TikToker shares that "there's an obese turtle that has turned onto its back" before being hung up on by the operator.

—Kei Yasui (@keiyasui) November 7, 2020

Alex Hirsch, creator of the Disney Channel cartoon, 'Gravity Falls' shared his recording with the caption: "I...may just do this all night."

During the call, Hirsch claims to have seen a man walk into a polling place wearing a "black hat, black mask, a striped shirt and a red tie, and I believe there were hamburgers in his bag.

"And he was saying, 'Robble, robble,' as he was exiting the building. Like a burglar. You know, I think he's probably antifa," he adds.

—Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) November 7, 2020

President Trump's son, Eric Trump, tweeted last week: "The DNC is spamming our voter fraud hotline to bog down the thousands of complaints we are receiving! Wonder what they have to hide."

—Eric Trump (@EricTrump) November 7, 2020

He did not provide any evidence for the allegation.

Meanwhile, a Trump campaign spokesperson told The Hill: "The hotline is proving to be very effective as there are thousands of Americans who had very concerning experiences while voting. We are gathering information as we prepare to move forward."

Donald Trump's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump tweeted last week: "Another new number. those who have spammed our other numbers: it's shameful that you don't think it's important to have integrity in our elections. It's fundamental to our republic. Keep spamming. We will keep changing the number."

—Lara Trump (@LaraLeaTrump) November 7, 2020

However, the hotline has since been replaced with an online form which has already been flooded with lewd images, the entire Bee Movie script and more, according to Newsweek.

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