Why An Election Worker In Georgia Went Into Hiding

Racist, threatening comments appeared on social media posts about the video of Lawrence Sloan, while supporters of President Donald Trump protested in the streets outside Fulton County’s mail-in ballot processing operation.

Screenshot from video

When Lawrence Sloan took a temporary job in the Fulton County elections department, he didn’t expect to be blamed falsely — by a portion of the country — for rigging the presidential contest.

But that’s what happened earlier this month in the days after Election Day when a 30-second video of Sloan spread rapidly on the internet.

It all happened while workers in Fulton County, including Sloan, hurried to open envelopes and scan mail-in ballots that looked like they might determine who would be the next president.