The results of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections were declared on June 4 and the NDA government is being formed for the third consecutive time. During the seven-phase election, political parties used every gimmick to gain an edge in this election, the most dangerous weapon of which was fake news. The I.N.D.I alliance formed to challenge the Modi government was constantly engaged in propagating fake news throughout the election, which was supported by its supporters. The Only Fact team took the initiative and constantly investigated these claims on various social media platforms. Today our goal is to shed light on those leaders and groups who resorted to misinformation to influence the election.
Fake News 1
Claim: The paper cutting from Dainik Bhaskar Bhopal edition showing a survey claiming I.N.D.I Alliance leading Lok Sabha elections in ten states including Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and BJP is seen to lose its influence.
Dainik Bhaskar-Nelson Survey:
— Spirit of Congress✋ (@SpiritOfCongres) April 13, 2024
In 10 states INDIA alliance is leading & could cross 200 in these 10 states alone.
Even in the Hindi heartland states, Modi's image is not enough to get votes for the BJP.
NDA is looking at washout from Bihar, Bengal & Maharashtra.#BJPbelow180 pic.twitter.com/bP4g3rxTrA
Fact: The newspaper cutting going viral was fake. There was no such news about the survey in the Bhopal edition of Dainik Bhaskar dated April 13. Dainik Bhaskar has also said that this viral picture is fake.
Fake News 2
Claim: Video of Amir Khan saying, “Every citizen of India is a millionaire because everyone should have at least 15 lakhs.. What did you say, you don’t have 15 lakhs in your account.. So where did your 15 lakhs go??? So be careful of such jumlabaaz or else you will suffer loss, released in national interest” was shared and linked to the election campaign.
भारत के हर नागरिक लखपति है।
— IND Story's (@INDStoryS) April 15, 2024
क्योंकि सबके पास काम से कम 15 लाख तो होने ही चाहिए!
क्या कहा आप ,,आपके अकाउंट में 15 लाख नहीं है। तो आपके 15 लाख गए कहां ???
तो ऐसे जुमलेबाजों से रहे सावधान ।
नहीं तो होगा तुम्हारा बड़ा नुकसान ।।
🇮🇳#देशहित_में_जारी🇮🇳#फ़िल्मफ़ेयर_अमीर_खान pic.twitter.com/iUOcqgjZtH
Fact: The video of Aamir Khan was edited. The original video is 7 years old and is from a TV program called Satyamev Jayate. In this video, he did not talk about BJP promising RS 15 lakh into the bank accounts of everyone.
Fake News 3
Claim: The video showing actor Ranveer Singh criticizing PM Modi was shared by Congress leader Sujata Paul.
Fact: The video turned out to be edited. In the original video, Ranveer Singh is praising PM Modi and asking people to never forget their culture.
Fake News 4
Claim: Congress supporter Jeetu Burdak shared a video claiming public attacking BJP convoy.
भाजपा पर जनता इतनी मेहरबान क्यों है…?
— Jeetu Burdak (@Jeetuburdak) April 18, 2024
ऐसा लग रहा है 4 जून को प्रातः 11 बजे से ही भाजपा के मोरया बोलने शुरू हो जायेंगे। 🤣 pic.twitter.com/gk8QYsz2Sm
Fact: The claim was found to be misleading. Actually the viral video is three years old, where supporters of two BJP leaders clashed over ticket claims in Bah assembly constituency of Agra.
Fake News 5
Claim: UP Congress claimed Meerut winner BJP candidate Arun Govil did not eat food at Dalit’s home and called him casteist.
मेरठ जनपद से BJ Party के लोकसभा प्रत्याशी अरुण गोविल जी वाल्मीकि कार्यकर्ता के घर 'भोजन दर्शन' करने पहुंचे।
— UP Congress (@INCUttarPradesh) April 13, 2024
भगवान श्री राम ने त्रेता युग में शबरी के झूठे बेर खाए थे और यह 2024 में दलित के घर का भोजन नहीं खा पा रहे । pic.twitter.com/AgSRx0jEn4
Fact: Arun Govil had eaten food with a Dalit family, and the viral video was edited.
Fake News 6
Claim: India Today’s ‘Mood of the nation’ survey shows Samajwadi party getting 17 seats, Congress 5 and BSP 3 seats in Uttar Pradesh.
इंडिया टुडे ने उत्तर प्रदेश के अपने सर्वे में
— Anand Prakash (@anand11_du) April 17, 2024
~ सपा को 17 सीट दी है
~ कांग्रेस को 5 सीट दी है
~बसपा को 3 सीट दी है
भाजपा यूपी में 40 सीटों से नीचे आ गई है। pic.twitter.com/TkkB78qB3E
Fact: The survey was false. India Today’s ‘Mood of the nation’ was conducted in February 2024 in which NDA was shown getting 72 seats in Uttar Pradesh.
Fake News 7
Claim: Supriya Shrinate shared a video claiming people were abusing BJP after seeing its campaign vehicle.
“भाजपा की प्रचार गाड़ी देख कर गाली देते हैं लोग”
— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) April 13, 2024
यह हम नहीं, उनकी प्रचार गाड़ी का ड्राइवर बोल रहा है 👇 pic.twitter.com/8aTqUmC5WG
Fact: The video of the BJP campaign vehicle was from the Chhattisgarh assembly elections in 2023. In the original video, the driver of the campaign vehicle spoke in favor of both BJP and Congress but the video was edited and shared by Supriya.
Fake News 8
Claim: Seema Pandit shared a video, alleging that stones were thrown at the BJP candidate who went to seek votes in Sirsa.
Fact: The claim was misleading. The video was actually three years old and shows an attack on the convoy of Deputy Speaker Ranbir Gangwa.
Fake News 9
Claim: Journalist Dinesh Kumar shared a video of people crushing BJP flags with the claim that BJP flags were not allowed inside the villages of Haryana and Punjab during the election campaign.
“लगेगी आग तो आयेंगे घर कई ज़द में
— Dinesh Kumar (@DineshRedBull) April 10, 2024
इस गली में सिर्फ़ हमारा मकाँ थोड़े ही है”
आज एलेनाबाद, हरियाणा में @BJP4India की प्रचार गाड़ी से उतारकर उनके झंडे जलाये गये।
किसानों को मारते वक़्त, घर उजाड़ते वक़्त, भाजपा शायद भूल गई थी, कि कोई भी राज स्थाई नहीं होता। pic.twitter.com/JLWJIzeGaB
Fact: This video was found to be two years old from the farmers protest in Haryana.
Fake News 10
Claim: The pro-Congress handle Rofl 2.0 shared a video of a fight at a BJP press conference, claiming that a journalist was beaten up in Amroha for asking unscripted questions.
अमरोहा में भाजपा की प्रेस वार्ता में मार पीट।
— Rofl Gandhi 2.0 🏹 (@RoflGandhi_) April 16, 2024
जो सवाल पार्टी दफ्तर ने लिखकर दिये थे उनसे अलग सवाल पूछने की कोशिश कर रहा था पत्रकार। pic.twitter.com/vmfKcpRMAE
Fact: The video was of the fight between BJP District Vice President Krishna Kumar and District Media Incharge Ramesh Kalal over calling journalists.
Fake News 11
Claim: I.N.D.I Alliance shared an opinion poll claiming that the survey is from Axis My India which projects the NDA to win 243 to 254 seats while the INDI Bloc is projected to win 232 to 242 seats.
BIG BREAKING
— 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐀 गठबंधन (@INDIA_Alliancee) April 19, 2024
Axis My India head Pradeep Gupta deleted his own tweet making predictions that BJP is losing massively in the elections!
Now his final opinion poll on the basis of which he said that has LEAKED – showing about 242 for INDIA and 257 for NDA, with 116 for INC and… pic.twitter.com/s0SESsXwzL
Fact: The managing director of Axis My India issued a clarification saying that the opinion polls being published using their name in relation to the Lok Sabha elections are completely misleading. He said that they follow the protocol of the Election Commission and publish opinion polls only after the elections are over on June 1 at 6:30 pm.
Fake News 12
Claim: Congress claimed that PM Modi had promised to give Rs 15 lakh and 2 crore jobs.
👉 PM Modi promised to give 15 lakhs; have you received it?
— Congress (@INCIndia) April 15, 2024
👉PM Modi promised 2 crore jobs, but has anyone got them?
👉 PM Modi promised to double farmers' income; has their income doubled?
Whatever Modi says, he can't fulfill.
"Modi hai to mumkin hai," then why hasn't… pic.twitter.com/5tASZAATNg
Fact: Both the claims made by the Congress were misleading.
Fake News 13
Claim: TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose claimed that the Election Commission has asked X to remove the posts of the opposition leader.
An utter shame for the "World's largest democracy." X @X now says it will publicise all the take down orders sent to it by India's @ECISVEEP in the interests of public transparency. Why are mostly the tweets of Opposition parties being taken down? What about Sanghi trolls who…
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) April 17, 2024
Fact: The Election Commission had asked the removal of some posts, terming them a violation of the Model Code of Conduct. The posts removed by the Commission include those of YSR Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, N. Chandrababu Naidu and Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary.
Fake News 14
Claim: AAP leader Sanjay Singh shared a video of Arun Govil and claimed that he had said that if the BJP comes to power, the Constitution will be changed and reservation will end.
देश के 85 % दलितों पिछड़ों वंचितों शोषितों सावधान।
— Sanjay Singh AAP (@SanjayAzadSln) April 15, 2024
बीजेपी संविधान खत्म करेगी ये अब साफ है।
आरक्षण खत्म होगा।
लल्लू सिंह ज्योति मिर्धा अनंत हेगड़े के बाद
अब तो अरुण गोविल ने भी कह दिया।
अरुण गोविल तो सीधे मोदी जी के उम्मीदवार हैं। pic.twitter.com/jqLcnAcGdN
Fact: Arun Govil’s statement was presented in a misleading way to show that BJP will abolish reservation. In the original statement, Arun Govil had said that if needed, changes can be made in the Constitution.
Fake News 15
Claim: TMC member Saket Gokhale claimed that the BJP has dropped the housing scheme from its 2024 manifesto and has failed to keep the faith in fulfilling its commitment to provide housing to all.
How the BJP Manifesto 2024 exposes Modi's brazen lies 👇
— Saket Gokhale MP (@SaketGokhale) April 15, 2024
During the last Lok Sabha election in 2019, BJP & Modi had made a promise saying "Every Indian will have a pucca house by 2022".
This promise was not only made by Modi but also shows up on the website of the PM Awas… pic.twitter.com/nDCTmFsgaK
Fact: The 2024 manifesto clearly outlines the BJP’s commitment to expanding housing initiatives for economically disadvantaged families. Furthermore, Gokhale’s claim that Prime Minister Awas Yojana is a fabrication and that the Modi government has not delivered on its promises is also misleading. Data indicates that over 4 crore houses have been provided across both rural and urban areas, demonstrating tangible progress in addressing housing needs under the current administration.
Fake News 16
Claim: Shakti Kumar shared a video of people beating BJP workers with a claim that the BJP workers were beaten up in South India.
दक्षिण भारत के लोग काफी पढ़े-लिखे और समझदार हैं। मैं इस बात की निंदा करता हूं कि वह भाजपाइयों को पीट रहे हैं। pic.twitter.com/yRYtVEbptq
— Shakti kumar Mehta (@Shaktik74728281) April 11, 2024
Fact: The claim of BJP workers getting beaten up during election campaign in South India was false. The incident dates back to August 6, 2022 when a TMC MLA was accused of beating up a BJP worker in Hooghly district of West Bengal.
Fake News 17
Claim: Congress supporter Shantanu shared a video of an elderly man meeting PM Modi and losing his balance on the stage. The video was accompanied by the claim that the elderly man was pushed by the PM.
Narendra Modi pushed an old man, he fell on the ground and got injured.
— Shantanu (@shaandelhite) April 10, 2024
Rahul Gandhi Ji stopped his convoy to help a person who met with an accident and sent him to the hospital by ambulance of his convoy.
The difference… pic.twitter.com/nNJdje6ddu
Fact: The full version of the video shows the elderly man momentarily losing his balance. The video shared in the claim was cropped.
Fake News 18
Claim: AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj claimed that the BJP candidate Bansuri Swaraj was representing ED in Sanjay Singh’s case.
संजय सिंह जी के मामले में ED की तरफ़ से वकीलों में भाजपा की प्रत्याशी और इनकी प्रवक्ता बांसुरी स्वराज का नाम है ।
— Saurabh Bharadwaj (@Saurabh_MLAgk) April 3, 2024
मैंने कल ही कहा था भाजपा और ED एक ही बात है । pic.twitter.com/742dGrw6bK
Fact: Bansuri Swaraj’s name was mistakenly included in the list of ED lawyers. Zoheb Hussain told the bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna that it was a big mistake and requested the court to remove Bansuri Swaraj’s name.
Fake News 19
Claim: A video of several people carrying BJP flags and allegedly raising slogans like SC/ST murdabad slogan was shared by the handle Adivasi Samachar.
"एक ही नारा एक ही नाम जय श्री राम जय श्री राम, SC ST मुर्दाबाद"
— आदिवासी समाचार (@AadivasiSamachr) April 18, 2024
देख लो भाइयों अभी भी वक्त है समझ जाओ
pic.twitter.com/C5gnzfUOwJ
Fact: The video of BJP supporters raising slogans of SC-ST Murdabad was found to be edited. The video has audio of an old video of sloganeering by NDA supporters in Siwan.
Fake News 20
Claim: Handle Samajwadi Prahari claimed that the BJP were trying to kidnap the SP block Pramukh candidate in front of the police.
लाइव किडनैपिंग देखनी है..
— Samajwadi Prahari (@SP_Prahari) April 16, 2024
तो आइए उत्तर प्रदेश…..
वीडियो लखीमपुर से है… जहाँ सपा के ब्लॉक प्रमुख उम्मीदवार को पुलिस के सामने भाजपा नेता किडनैप करने का प्रयास कर रहे हैं….
यही है योगी का बनाया हुआ अपहरण प्रदेश। pic.twitter.com/SDw8V8FURD
Fact: The video was found to be from the Block Pramukh elections of July 2021. The video had no connection with the current Lok Sabha elections.
Fake News 21
Claim: Congress supporter Nasreen Ibrahim propagated the EVM malfunction in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind district as a recent incident.
Why is this not viral repeatedly? pic.twitter.com/ptPQpgznrH
— Nasreen Ebrahim (@EbrahimNasreen) April 14, 2024
Fact: The video had no connection with the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The incident is from the Ater assembly by-election in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh in April 2017.
Fake News 22
Claim: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed during the election campaign that his membership was cancelled for speaking on the Adani issue. He said that when I asked about Modi’s relation with Adani in Parliament, he took away my membership.
#WATCH | Jodhpur, Rajasthan: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says, "PM Modi gave all the benefits to one person. I spoke about it in the Parliament. They took away my membership. The Supreme Court made me the MP again. I had only asked why Adani was visible in every industry… I… pic.twitter.com/sfP6UJjuIQ
— ANI (@ANI) April 11, 2024
Fact: Rahul Gandhi did not lose his membership because he questioned Modi’s relationship with Adani in the Lok Sabha. Rather, he lost his membership because he commented on Modi’s surname.
Fake News 23
Claim: X user Beatal Pret claimed that BJP leaders were beaten up for seeking votes in the name of religion.
Fact: The incident dates back to March 2022, when suspended Biju Janata Dal MLA Prasanta Jagdev rammed his car into a crowd. The claim about BJP leaders getting beaten up for seeking votes was misleading.
Fake News 24
Claim: Tanveer Rangrez shared a video of a protest and claimed that a protest against EVM took place at Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab.
पंजाब में ईवीएम के खिलाफ प्रदर्शन #EVM_हटाओ_देश_बचाओ pic.twitter.com/95U44evs3o
— TANVIR RANGREZ (@virjust18) February 26, 2024
Fact: The video was not of protest against EVM at Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab, but of Gwas Shant Mahayagna in Himachal Pradesh.
Fake News 25
Claim: User Jedi Mulnivasi shared a video of a clash and claimed that BJP, RSS leaders were pulled down from chariots and beaten up during election campaigns in Tamil Nadu.
Fact: The incident took place in October 2023 in Balangir district of Odisha. In the incident, there was a clash between two local Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and their supporters.
Fake News 26
Claim: Ravish Kumar’s parody account shared a video of a person alleging EVM scam saying that a total of 11 lakh votes were cast in Varanasi in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, but 12 lakh 87 thousand votes were counted in EVM.
प्रिय @ECISVEEP ,
— Ravish Kumar ᴾᵃʳᵒᵈʸ © (@SirRavishFC) April 7, 2024
क्या ये सच है 👇
2019 में वाराणसी चुनाव में 11 लाख वोट डाले गए,
लेकिन EVM में 12 लाख 87000 वोट गिने गए। pic.twitter.com/HNTjbCaiVM
Fact: The claim of EVM tampering is false as not 11 lakh but 18 lakh voters voted in Varanasi in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Fake News 27
Claim: Congress supporter shared the video of a clash outside the police station with a claim that the BJP leader was beaten in Amethi.
अमेठी में भाजपा नेता को जनता ने 400 पार ही नहीं अंगिनत दे दिया
— Sima Pandit (@SimaPandit16812) April 7, 2024
अबकी बार 400 👠👠👠👟👟👟 पार pic.twitter.com/SnoPzGZbgQ
Fact: The claim of a BJP leader being beaten up in public in Amethi turned out to be false. The video shared by Seema Pandit was a year old, in which SP MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh beat up Deepak Singh, husband of BJP Nagar Palika candidate Rashmi Singh.
Fake News 28
Claim: Congress supporter Ravinder Kapur shared a photo of a huge crowd and claimed that the photo is from the I.N.D.I Alliance rally at Ramlila Maidan.
BIG BREAKING
— Ravinder Kapur. (@RavinderKapur2) March 31, 2024
Massive crowds today at the INDIA alliance rally at the Ramlila Maidan New Delhi.
Godi Media won't show you these visuals. pic.twitter.com/plWApaMMHa
Fact: This photo is from 2019 when a massive rally was organised in Kolkata with a call to oust the Modi government at the Centre and Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal.
Fake News 29
Claim: Congress leader Shahnawaz Aslam claimed that BJP take donation from Pakistani company ‘Hub Power’ through electoral bonds.
#चंदा_चोर_मोदी
— Shahnawaz Aslam (@ShahnawazAslamm) March 14, 2024
🔴नरेन्द्र मोदी इस्तीफ़ा दो🔴
बीजेपी ने पाकिस्तान की कंपनी से डोनेशन लिया है,
देश को लूटने के लिए बाकायदा संसद में कानून बनाया गया,सदी का सबसे भ्रस्ट प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी है!
बीजेपी की सरकार अब सिर्फ और सिर्फ ईवीएम मशीन ही बना सकती है!!!#ElectoralBondScam… pic.twitter.com/NTd8jfojKF
Fact: The claim that a Pakistani company donated money to the BJP is completely false. Hub Power Company, which buys electoral bonds, is actually a Delhi-based company, not a Pakistani one.
Fake News 30
Claim: User Prahlad tweeted a video in which a man is seen being attacked by some people. The user claimed that this video is of an attack on a BJP worker during election campaign in Dwarka, Gujarat.
Modi : Mera Gujarat Santro 🍊 ko koot raha hai 😭😭😭
— Prahlad (@PrahladDalwadi) April 7, 2024
गुजरात के द्वारका में भाजपा का प्रचार कर रहे लोगो को आम जनता ने बड़ी बेदर्दी से कूट दिया 😭😭
में इसकी कड़ी निंदा करता हूँ 😡
ज़रा सोचिए Gujarat में यह हाल है और लफ़्फ़ाज़ी बड़ी बड़ी करते है मोगली जी 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/6IjvIUmTnt
Fact: The claim that BJP workers were attacked during election campaign in Dwarka, Gujarat was false. The video actually shows an incident from West Bengal in August 2022, where TMC MLA Asit Majumdar and his supporters were accused of attacking BJP workers.
Fake News 31
Claim: SP supporter Shivraj Yadav sharing a newspaper cutting from 2015 claimed that BJP has taken donations from a beef exporting company through electoral bonds.
Fact: BJP did not receive any donations from beef exporting companies in the financial year 2013-2014. All three companies that donated to BJP export buffalo meat. Also, this newspaper cutting is from 2015, it has nothing to do with electoral bonds.
Fake News 32
Claim: An ex-handle named Mr Cool claimed Muslims were mistreated and not allowed to vote.
जाहिर तौर पर मुसलमानों के साथ दुर्व्यवहार किया गया और उन्हें आज वोट देने की अनुमति नहीं दी गई।
— Mr_CooL (@MR_CooL77777) April 19, 2024
क्या कोई पुलिस अधिकारी इन लड़कियों को थप्पड़ मार सकता है?https://t.co/ditpqXj8W5
Fact: The claim of preventing Muslim women from voting was misleading. In fact, the video shared is a two-year-old incident in which the police in Rampur, UP caught women wearing burqa while casting fake votes.
Fake News 33
Claim: Congress leader Adarsh Katiyar shared a video of the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami to claim that he distributed money to people to vote for him during the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
मोदी जी के 400 पार का ढोल फाड़ते पुस्कर धामी जी #ElectionCommission #Elections2024 pic.twitter.com/lZJ2l0c7TW
— Adarsh Katiyar INC (@AdarshKatiyaINC) April 18, 2024
Fact: The video is unrelated to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. In February 2022, CM Pushkar Dhami was accused of distributing money, but the video does not show him distributing any money.
Fake News 34
Claim: Congress supporter Himanshu Singhal shared a photo of MS Dhoni making a six sign with his fingers and claimed that he is appealing to people to vote for Congress.
MSD knows the importance of congress more than anyone else coz we won 3 ICC trophies under his captaincy during congress regime.
— Himanshu Singhal (@HimanshuSi54746) April 19, 2024
A panauti striked the country in every area including ICC events after 26th may 2014 and we desperately need to get rid of it.#NoVoteToBJP pic.twitter.com/VGsF5JZrXG
Fact: The picture of Dhoni has no connection to Congress. In this image, MS Dhoni is indicating that CSK has reached 6 million followers. CSK shared this picture on Christmas in 2020 to celebrate reaching 6 million followers.
Fake News 35
Claim: During the first phase of voting, the Congress Sevadal account shared surveys allegedly from Zee News, Republic TV, and India Today, claiming that the INDIA alliance was far ahead in Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.
Congress and INDIA Alliance are doing extremely well, and ahead of the BJP in the 102 seats that underwent polling today.
— Congress Sevadal (@CongressSevadal) April 19, 2024
Ground reports suggest that the INDIA alliance is far ahead in Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.
Pack-up time for Modi…!… pic.twitter.com/bwsjx6rWEo
Fact: It was found that the viral survey of Zee News, Republic TV and India Today showing Congress getting majority is fake. These news channels have not conducted any survey after the first phase of voting started. The Election Commission has also banned all electronic media from showing any kind of survey related to elections from 19 April to 1 June.
Fake News 36
Claim: Congress leader Dr. Arunesh Kumar Yadav shared a video of a man breaking an EVM machine and linked it to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
इस भाई ने मोदीजी का गुस्सा EVM पर निकाल दिया, कर डाले टुकड़े टुकड़े 🤔😡 pic.twitter.com/5SAgf0dUAN
— Dr. Arunesh Kumar Yadav (डॉ अरुणेश यादव) (@YadavArunesh) April 20, 2024
Fact: The video was a year old and unrelated to the 2024 elections.
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Claim: User Anil Meena claimed that PM Modi had said that he will change the Constitution based on Manusmriti, which even Baba Saheb cannot abolish.
"मैं पुराने संविधान को बदलकर मनुस्मृति वाला संविधान बनाऊंगा जिसे स्वयं बाबा साहब अम्बेडकर भी आकर खत्म नहीं कर सकते है।" क्या घमंडी नरेंद्र मोदी यह कहना चाहता है? pic.twitter.com/ALAbGx62GK
— अनिल मीणा धौलपुर (@ANIL_MEENA_143) April 13, 2024
Fact: In the original video, PM Modi attacked Congress for destroying and imposing emergency, saying that Constitution was developed by Panch dates related to Baba Saheb, hence, even if Baba Saheb himself comes, he cannot abolish Constitution. However, the video shared in claim was edited.
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Claim: KRK shared a video of actor Allu arjun and claimed that he campaigned for Congress.
Fact: The video shared was of the India Day parade held in New York a year ago and has no connection with Congress.
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Claim: Congress worker Sayanti shared a video claiming that locals beat up a BJP leader.
Gali gali meh chappalo ki bhochar. Tv par 400 par 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/aUYYe6BM7e
— Sayantani (@SayantaniINC) April 20, 2024
Fact: The video of the attack on the BJP leader is three years old, from the time of the West Bengal Assembly elections in the year 2021.
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Claim: Fake news peddler Firdous Fiza shared a video of a man throwing ink and claimed that a man in Nagpur protested at a polling booth and threw ink on the EVM.
#BreakingNews
— Firdaus Fiza (@fizaiq) April 19, 2024
"EVM मशीन नही चलेगा , EVM मशीन जला दो "
नागपुर शहर में इस युवा ने EVM मशीन पर स्याही फेंक कर ईवीएम के ख़िलाफ़ नारेबाज़ी की ……!!!
सुप्रीम कोर्ट के जस्टिस खन्ना द्वारा कल EVM पर फैसला सुरक्षित रखा गया है….!!#ElectionCommission#Elections2024 pic.twitter.com/vl1MpbvJXM
Fact: This video is four years old when a BSP leader threw ink on an EVM machine in Nagpur.
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Claim: Rahul Gandhi cited the unopposed victory of the BJP candidate in Surat to say that the Constitution is in danger.
तानाशाह की असली 'सूरत’ एक बार फिर देश के सामने है!
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 22, 2024
जनता से अपना नेता चुनने का अधिकार छीन लेना बाबा साहेब अंबेडकर के संविधान को खत्म करने की तरफ बढ़ाया एक और कदम है।
मैं एक बार फिर कह रहा हूं – यह सिर्फ सरकार बनाने का चुनाव नहीं है, यह देश को बचाने का चुनाव है, संविधान की…
Fact: The Congress candidate from Surat failed to present any of the three proposers listed in his nomination papers to the election officer, leading to the rejection of his nomination papers. Consequently, the BJP candidate was declared the winner of the Surat constituency.
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Claim: Congress official X handle had shared the video of Priyanka Gandhi where she claimed that PM Modi had promised to two crore jobs and Rs 15 lakh to everyone.
PM मोदी ने कहा था- हम सभी के खाते में 15 लाख रुपए डालेंगे, युवाओं को दो करोड़ रोजगार देंगे।
— Congress (@INCIndia) April 21, 2024
न लोगों के खाते में 15 लाख रुपए आए और न युवाओं को नौकरी मिली।
PM मोदी ने वादे तो बहुत किए, लेकिन पूरा एक भी नहीं किया।
वहीं कांग्रेस ने कर्नाटक, हिमाचल प्रदेश, छत्तीसगढ़ में जो भी वादे… pic.twitter.com/wTR4sB5d3g
Fact: The claim is false; PM Modi never promised to provide two crore jobs and Rs 15 lakh to everyone. In reality, his comment about Rs 15 lakh was a criticism of the Congress party over black money, and his mention of 2 crore jobs was a critique of Congress for not delivering on their promise of creating 1 crore jobs. His statement was taken out of context to suggest that he had made these promises.
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Claim: Congress supporter Payal Gupta shared a video of actress Raveena Tandon asking to vote for Congress and claimed that Raveena Tandon has come forward to appeal to everyone to vote for Congress in the 2024 elections.
रवीना टंडन ने कहा इस बार कांग्रेस जीतेगी pic.twitter.com/TOQSP1IAcL
— Payal Gupta (@MissPayalGupta) April 24, 2024
Fact: This video was not related to the recently concluded elections. Rather, this video turned out to be 11 years old when Raveena Tandon did a roadshow for Congress in Vadodara, Gujarat.
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Claim: Congress supporter Payal Yadav shared a video of Kirodi Lal Meena, alleging that he stated the BJP would end reservation and also change the Constitution after securing 400 seats.
देखिये राजस्थान के मंत्री किरोड़ीलाल मीणा खुद कह रहे है की 400 करेंगेऔर आरक्षण ख़त्म कर देंगे और सविंधान को भी बदल देंगे… #ModiHataoDeshBachao pic.twitter.com/8T3CYkDdbG
— Payal Yadav (PY) (@PayalYadavIN) April 23, 2024
Fact: A cropped version of the video was shared. In the unedited version, Kirodi Lal Meena was quoting PM Modi’s statement that the Constitution would not be changed, even if Baba Saheb himself comes to change it.
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Claim: Rahul Gandhi had claimed that no Dalit or tribal was seen in the inauguration of Ram Mandir and Parliament House.
Not a single Dalit, tribal seen at Ram temple, Parliament building inauguration; 90 pc population understands this: Rahul Gandhi
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 24, 2024
Fact: Rahul Gandhi’s claim was false. People from the tribal and Dalit communities were invited to the Prana Pratishtha ceremony of the Ram Mandir and were made hosts. Additionally, people from the Ramnami community of Chhattisgarh were also invited to the ceremony.
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Claim: The user shared the video of some people engaged in opening a sealed box and taking out the VVPAT machines and then removing all the slips and putting them back in a black envelop and passed off with a claim that tampering is being done with the VVPAT machines by replacing them with the rolls.
What is going on here @ECISVEEP
— Be the Change👊🏻 aka Jennifer Fernandes (@nandtara) April 22, 2024
Why are random boys opening machines and replacing rolls.
Nothing looks right about this @rajivkumarec 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/4nQ8hHDAU7
Fact: The claim of EVM tampering was false. The process involved removing slips containing details of the votes cast by voters from the VVPAT machine. This procedure, known as VVPAT counting, is conducted after the conclusion of voting.
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Claim: Telangana Congress account shared a video of Amit Shah and claimed that BJP wants to end SC-ST and OBC reservation.
Fact: The video shared by the Telangana Congress handle was edited. In the unedited version, Amit Shah discussed ending the Muslim reservation and giving SC-ST and OBC communities their rights.
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claim: SP supporter Kavita Yadav shared a video of stone pelting by a mob and claimed that BJP supporters pelted stones at a mosque in Kairupula village of Kurnool district.
Fact: The video shared was of the festival called Ugadi, celebrated on the occasion of Hindu New Year in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
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Claim: Congress leader Sandeep Gupta sharing the video of Pramod Krishnan wrote that the BJP’s clear intention is to end reservation.
भाजपा की मंशा भारत में आरक्षण खत्म करने की है। आज भरे मंच से प्रमोद कृष्णम ने यह साफ तौर पर जाहिर कर दिया।
— 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐆𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐚 (@SandeepGuptaINC) April 27, 2024
भाजपा के नेता संविधान बदलने की बात कई मंचों से कर चुके हैं,इनकी नियत का साफ पता चल रहा है। pic.twitter.com/pEOnGDRc0s
Fact: Pramod Krishnam’s statement on reservation was found to be old, he gave this statement when he was in the Congress party. He has not joined BJP after being expelled from the Congress party.
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Claim: Sadaf Afreen targeted BJP by sharing a video of a truck full of cows and claimed that the cows were exported from Adani Port.
तथाकथित पशु प्रेमियों पता लगाओ इन हजारों जानवरों को किस पोर्ट से कहा भेजा जा रहा है?
— Sadaf Afreen صدف (@s_afreen7) April 27, 2024
तथाकथित पशु प्रेमियों हिम्मत है तो पूछो मोदी जी से इन जानवरों को कहा भेजा जा रहा है!
कहा मर गए फलाना संगठन वाले? अब जानवर प्रेम नही जग रहा क्या? pic.twitter.com/LfNOJYIshT
Fact: The video is from Qasr Port in Basra city of Iraq. The video has no connection with India or Adani Port.
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Claim: Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair shared a video of PM Modi to defend Rahul Gandhi’s controversial statement about kings and maharajas doing whatever they wanted, including taking land. Rahul Gandhi credited the Congress party, its workers, and the people of the country for achieving independence, establishing democracy, and bringing the Constitution to India. Zubair claimed in his tweet that Prime Minister Modi has made a similar statement.
Aapne BJP ke Shehzade ka ek taza bayaan zaroor suna hoga… pic.twitter.com/Er24KhWtRj
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) April 28, 2024
Fact: Mohammad Zubair shared an edited video of PM Modi. In the original video, PM Modi referred to the kings and maharajas within the context of the Congress party and its historical influence by the British.
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Claim: Congress supporter Shantanu shared a video of PM Modi and claimed that while addressing a rally in Belgaum, Karnataka, PM Modi called the people of Karnataka sinners.
While addressing a rally in Belagavi of Karnataka,
— Shantanu (@shaandelhite) April 28, 2024
Narendra Modi said that people of Karnataka has done sin. “Karnataka walon ne”..
He has lost his mental balance? pic.twitter.com/TyvIRharCl
Fact: In reality, PM Modi was talking about the betrayal and sins of the Congress government in Karnataka, he did not call the people of Karnataka sinners.
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Claim: Adivasi Samachar shared a video of an attack on a woman and linked it to Manipur.
मणिपुर देखो या फिर किसी भी जगह देखो इंडिया में हर जगह महिलाओं की ऐसी दुर्गति कर रखी है मोदी सरकार में जिसकी कोई हद नहीं है जिसका एक नजर यह है आज का
— आदिवासी समाचार (@AadivasiSamachr) April 28, 2024
https://t.co/Bns6LgpCpe
Fact: The video of the attack was from West Bengal, where BJP Mahila Mandal president Saraswati Sarkar was attacked during election campaign.
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Claim: Samajwadi Prahari account shared a newspaper cutting and claimed that the BJP government is ending the benefit of reservation in promotion to SC-ST employees.
बीजेपी सरकार एक तरफ सरकारी नौकरी नहीं देकर आरक्षण खत्म कर रही है वहीं दूसरी तरफ एससी- एसटी कर्मियों को प्रमोशन में आरक्षण का लाभ देने से वंचित कर रही है। शर्मनाक। #बीजेपी_हटाओ_आरक्षण_बचाओ pic.twitter.com/c8AwAYC6HE
— Samajwadi Prahari (@SP_Prahari) April 28, 2024
Fact: The newspaper cutting dates back to Akhilesh Yadav tenure. An Allahabad High Court ruling on August 19, 2015, lifted the ban on demoting Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe employees who were promoted with reservation benefits. This allowed for the demotion of such employee.
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Claim: Congress supporter Shantanu shared a video and claimed that a person casted 5 times votes for Kripanath Mallah, the BJP candidate from Karimganj Parliamentary Constituency of Assam.
This video is going viral in which a person was seen casting votes 5 times for Kripanath Mallah, the BJP candidate from Karimganj Parliamentary Constituency of Assam.
— Shantanu (@shaandelhite) April 28, 2024
Ballot unit – 0028661@ECISVEEP , what’s happening here? People deserve clarification!
Match fixing? pic.twitter.com/7Og5fcGfxJ
Fact: The video was of mock poll and has no connection with the actual voting.
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Claim: Congress worker Sonutala accused PM Modi of dictatorship by claiming that a woman came with her 8 year old sick daughter to listen to PM Modi’s speech because she was threatened.
इतनी तानाशाही ठीक नहीं। प्रधानमन्त्री जी को भी अगर पता चले तो वो कभी अपने भाषण में परेशान लोगों को नहीं बुलाएंगे। pic.twitter.com/twRJUupGyO
— Sonutala (@sonutala) April 29, 2024
Fact: The newspaper cutting shared by Sonutala was found to be 8 years old and has nothing to do with the 2024 elections.
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Claim: The Congress Sevadal handle shared a video of PM Modi talking about reservation and accused him of advocating for its end.
भाजपा के कई नेताओं द्वारा खुले आम संविधान बदलने की बात कर रहे हैं।
— Congress Sevadal (@CongressSevadal) April 29, 2024
ये सब मोदी कर इशारे पर कहा और बोला जा रहा है।
असल मकसद ST/SC/OBC का आरक्षण खत्म करने की साजिश रची जा रही है!#AarakshanVirodhiNarendraModi pic.twitter.com/RP3BIZs6jC
Fact: The video was edited. In the original footage, PM Modi was referencing the false allegation made by Congress regarding BJP ending reservation.
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Claim: All India Parisangh shared a 54 second video of PM Modi in which he is saying, “I don’t like reservation.”
"मोदी जी संसद से कहते हैं कि वो
— All India Parisangh (@aiparisangh) April 11, 2024
आरक्षण पसंद नही करते हैं ।"
दलित, ओबीसी और अल्पसंख्यक समाज के लोगों आप खुद समझदार हैं।
इस विडियो को देखें और शेयर करें ।
अब आप को सोच समझकर वोट डालना होगा। pic.twitter.com/GOvtsJfDrq
Fact: In the original video, PM Modi was reading a letter written by Congress Party leader and the country’s first Prime Minister Nehru to the Chief Ministers of the states, in which Nehru is making his stand clear against reservation in jobs.
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Claim: Youth Congress president Srinivas B shared a video of empty chairs and claimed it was from PM Modi’s rally in Pune.
400 पार का दावा करने वालों को पुणे शहर ने दिया जवाब!
— Srinivas BV (@srinivasiyc) April 30, 2024
पीएम मोदी का पुणे शहर में खाली कुर्सियां से हुआ स्वागत! #India300BJP150 pic.twitter.com/yzjz4pK0y3
Fact: A large crowd attended PM Modi’s rally in Pune. However, the video was recorded after the conclusion of the event, when the attendees had dispersed.
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Claim: AAP leader Gopal Italia claimed that PM Modi’s photo was removed from the vaccination certificate after news of heart attacks due to the vaccine spread across the country.
जैसे ही वेक्सिन से हार्टऐटेक आने की खबर देशभर में फेल गई, तुरंत ही मोदी का फ़ोटो हटा दिया।
— Gopal Italia (@Gopal_Italia) May 1, 2024
कितने मणिशंकर अय्यर है ये लोग। pic.twitter.com/XZxZfuMuvX
Fact: PM Modi’s photo was removed from the vaccination certificate due to Model Code of Conduct. The PM’s photo were also removed during the assembly elections in 2022 in poll bound states Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Punjab and Goa.
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Claim: Congress worker Mahaveer Jain shared a video of empty chairs and claimed that empty chairs were seen at PM Modi’s rally in Jamnagar.
गुजरात मॉडल
— Mahaveer jain (मेरा वोट संविधान बचाने के लिए) (@pintukirtijain1) May 2, 2024
मोदीजी की रैली में लाखो की तादाद में उमड़ा जन सैलाब मोदीजी को देखने के लिए कुर्सियां खाली रह गई लेकिन मोदीजी अपना काम करके गए
मोदीजी सायद जनता तक पैसे पहुचें नहीं है रेली में आने के लिए
गुजरात के जामनगर में मोदी जी का संबोधन सुनने के लिए उमड़ा लाखो का जनसैलाब… pic.twitter.com/qKQQG3v7GO
Fact: PM Modi’s rally in Jamnagar, Gujarat was attended by a huge crowd. The video showing empty chairs was taken after the event was over and people had left.
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Claim: Mahaveer Jain shared another video of people breaking EVMs and claimed that in the midst of Lok Sabha elections, people are coming out on the streets and breaking EVM machines.
अब चुनाव मोदीजी का विपक्ष से नहीं आम जनता के साथ है अब मोदी को हटाने के लिए जनता खुद सड़कों पर है ये प्रदर्शन EVM को लेकर है जिसके बलबूते भाजपा 400 का सपना लेकर आगे बढ़ रही है बीच मे देश की जनता है आज देश का युवा बेरोजगार किसान महिलाये सब इस सरकार से दुखी है और वो जानती हैकि ये… pic.twitter.com/ZAWK61pwLL
— Mahaveer jain (मेरा वोट संविधान बचाने के लिए) (@pintukirtijain1) May 3, 2024
Fact: The video is from May 2023 during the Karnataka assembly elections. The EVM in the viral video was a reserve EVM kept in the election officials’ vehicle, which was broken by villagers under the misconception that the officials were taking the EVMs from the polling booth before the elections were over.
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Claim: Congress supporter Manjit Singh Ghoshi had claimed that in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, there were only 90 voters at a booth, but 171 votes were cast in the EVM, 5 Election Commission officers were suspended.
असम के दीमा हसाओ जिले में एक बूथ पर थे सिर्फ 90 मतदाता, लेकिन EVM में वोट पड़े 171, चुनाव आयोग के 5 अफसर सस्पेंड
— Manjeet Ghoshi (@ghoshi_manjeet) May 3, 2024
वैसे EVM में कोई कमी नहीं है 🙏#ElectionCommission pic.twitter.com/wdUIvRuqe3
Fact: The matter of 171 votes being cast in Assam despite having 90 voters was not related to the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Actually this matter is three years old. Re-polls were conducted after negligence was found.
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Claim: Congress leader Supriya Shrinate shared a video of senior BJP leader Sumitra Mahajan, alleging that Mahajan stated she received calls from numerous people indicating they would not vote for BJP.
यह सुमित्रा महाजन जी हैं
— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) May 5, 2024
इंदौर से 9 बार BJP सांसद रहीं
मोदी के पहले टर्म में लोकसभा अध्यक्ष भी रहीं
कह रही हैं “कई लोगों के कॉल आ रहे हैं कि हम BJP को वोट नहीं देंगे, हम तो नोटा करेंगे” pic.twitter.com/pbbj796Qir
Fact: In the full video uploaded on MP Tak, Sumitra Mahajan was conveying the views of certain individuals regarding the withdrawal of nomination papers of the Congress candidate from Indore. Later, in the video she also talks about BJP winning which was edited out.
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Claim: Congress leader Arunesh Kumar Yadav claimed that Akhilesh Yadav was garlanded on the statue of Maharana Pratap in Mainpuri which was later washed away by BJP workers.
कल मैनपुरी में अखिलेश यादव जी के रोड शो के बाद भाजपा के बदतमीज कार्यकर्ताओं द्वारा यादवों को जाति सूचक संबोधन कर मां बहन की गालियां दी गई! जिस महाराणा प्रताप चौक पर अखिलेश जी ने उनकी मूर्ति को मलयार्पित किया था उसको धोया गया।
— Dr. Arunesh Kumar Yadav (डॉ अरुणेश यादव) (@YadavArunesh) May 5, 2024
मैं इन सबको बता देना चाहता हूं की चुनाव को चुनाव की… pic.twitter.com/68KM3pGO7i
Fact: The claim that the statue of Maharana Pratap was washed after Akhilesh Yadav garlanded it turned out to be false. The statue was washed because SP workers climbed on the statue wearing shoes.
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Claim: SP supporter Surya shared a video of PM Modi’s public rally in Etawah and claimed that he insulted the Yadav community.
"तुम काहे के यदुवंशी हो रे "
— Surya Samajwadi (@surya_samajwadi) May 5, 2024
यदुवंशियों के लिए प्रधानमंत्री की भाषा देख लीजिए, ऐसे बोल रहे है जैसे यादव इनका नौकर हो
क्या मोदी जी में हिम्मत है की किसी सवर्ण जाति को इस तरह संबोधित कर सकें ? pic.twitter.com/TR29EfX4UQ
Fact: During his public meeting in Etawah, PM Modi discussed his visit to Dwarka, Gujarat, and referenced Rahul Gandhi’s ridicule of the visit. In the context of the SP’s alliance with Congress, PM Modi said SP are yaduvanshi and questioned their alliance with Congress.
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Claim: AAP Uttar Pradesh handle shared Amit Shah’s video and claimed he made a statement against Narendra Modi’s guarantee.
मोदी के गारंटी की अमित शाह ने निकाली हवा 😂 pic.twitter.com/WJ8JvQkce8
— Aam Aadmi Party- Uttar Pradesh (@AAPUttarPradesh) May 20, 2024
Fact: Amit Shah’s statement about guarantee was against Congress, and not Modi.
Fake News 68
Claim: Congress supporter Anahat shared an advertisement video which shows a man is seen refusing to pay for the carry bag and carrying all the items bought in his hand. The video ends with the graphic “Paise bachane hain?” and next the tagline Modi hatao, paise bacho, democracy and naukri bachao” appears on the screen.
पैसे बचाने हैं
— Anahat🇮🇳 (@AnahatSagar) May 3, 2024
मोदी हटाओ
पैसे और देश दोनों बचाओ‼️
pic.twitter.com/FlAjaH8g17
Fact: The CEAT Tyres advertisement video was edited and shared with the anti-Modi tagline “Modi Hatao, Paise Bachao” to suggest that to save money and the country, remove Modi.
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Claim: Congress leader Supriya Shrinate claimed that Akhilesh Yadav visited a temple which was washed later by the BJP leaders.
पिछड़ों, दलितों और आदिवासियों को लेकर BJP की सोच किसी बजबजाते नाले से बदतर है.
— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) May 7, 2024
यह है इनकी सड़ी मानसिकता का एक और प्रमाण👇
यूपी के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री अखिलेश यादव, आज शंकर जी के एक मंदिर में पूजा करने गए.
उनके मंदिर से जाने के बाद BJP के नेताओं ने गंगा जल से मंदिर को धोया.… pic.twitter.com/jNuhY1IzH5
Fact: Non-Hindus are prohibited from entering this temple. However, Akhilesh Yadav entered the temple with members of the Muslim community, resulting in the cleaning of the temple.
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Claim: Congress leader Arunesh Kumar Yadav shared a video which shows a man questioning the officers about them forcing people to vote for BJP and even alleged that they were casting proxy votes at the polling booth. Arunesh accused the BJP of using Army to cast fake votes.
लोकतंत्र का न्यूनतम स्तर देखिए 😡
— Dr. Arunesh Kumar Yadav (डॉ अरुणेश यादव) (@YadavArunesh) May 8, 2024
आर्मी के जवानों को फर्जी वोट डलवाने की जिम्मेदारी सौंप दी गई! अब यह कहने की जरूरत नहीं है कि किसके इशारे पर यह सब हो रहा है , क्योंकि वोट बीजेपी के पक्ष में डलवाए जा रहे हैं!!
सिर्फ एक चुनाव जीतने के लिए BJ पार्टी के लोग राजनीति के स्तर को… pic.twitter.com/SX6ERSeWeb
Fact: The video was taken in Jabalpur Cantonment in 2019 when the soldiers had gone to vote with their family members where unknown miscreants tried to snatch their voting cards and tried to malign the image of the army personnel by shooting the video hurling false allegations against army.
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Claim: Congress supporter Jeetu Bardak shared a video featuring Kangana Ranaut, wherein Kangana herself acknowledges that while crowds gather to see her, they may not necessarily vote for her.
कंगना को भीड़ देखने आती है वो वोट नहीं देती…🤣
— Jeetu Burdak (@Jeetuburdak) May 6, 2024
रिट्वीट तो बनता है, हो जाओ शुरू…..🔥 pic.twitter.com/UUfJB8d3Cv
Fact: The video is edited. In the unedited version of the video, Kangana Ranaut was attacking Mandi MP Pratibha Singh by referring to her statement.
Fake News 72
Claim: Congress supporter Shakti Kumar shared a video of assault and claimed that BJP leaders were beaten in Sirsa.
सिरसा में प्रसाद लेते भाजपा नेता, इस बार संख्या जरूर 400 पार होगी। pic.twitter.com/1ZDUc9Ny1T
— Shakti kumar Mehta (@Shaktik74728281) May 7, 2024
Fact: The video is of a fight between Congress supporters in Sirsa. It had nothing to do with BJP.
Fake News 73
Claim: Vikas leader Vikas Bansal claimed that LK Advani has called Rahul Gandhi the hero of Indian politics.
राहुल गांधी भारतीय राजनीति का नायक है : लालकृष्ण आडवाणी.
— Vikas Bansal (@INCBANSAL) May 8, 2024
( अवधभूमि डाट काम )
7. मई. 2024.
देश की पूर्व गृहमंत्री भारतरत्न श्री लाल कृष्ण आडवाणी ने राहुल गांधी को लेकर एक बड़ा बयान दिया है। आडवाणी ने कहा है कि भले ही मैं भाजपा से हूँ लेकिन मैं आज भारत देश की समाज सेवक के रूप में… pic.twitter.com/XEcj7s2mar
Fact: Senior BJP leader LK Advani did not refer to Rahul Gandhi as a hero. The statement originated from the news portal Avadhbhoomi.com, which later retracted the news from its website after it went viral.
Fake News 74
Claim: Leftist Tanmay shared video of EVMs being carried on a vehicle and linked it to BJP.
F̶r̶e̶e̶ ̶&̶ ̶F̶a̶i̶r̶ ̶ Elections In Largest D̶e̶m̶o̶c̶r̶a̶c̶y̶
— তন্ময় l T͞anmoy l (@tanmoyofc) May 15, 2024
Rajeev Kumar is the Murderer of Largest Democracy.
In any other Civilized Democratic country #RajivKumar would have been removed from office. And Elections were conducted under the supervision of the… pic.twitter.com/azOZDzvmT9
Fact: The video is from March 2022 and the EVMs seen in the video were going for training on vote counting.
Fake News 75
Claim: Leftist writer Salil Tripathi has shared a photo of PM Modi in which he is seen serving food in the langar at the famous Harimandir Sahib Gurudwara in Patna. Salil Tripathi has claimed with this photo that Prime Minister Modi is standing with the food serving vessel only for a photoshoot, while the vessel is empty and there is no plate in it.
Pictures don't lie. The bucket? Empty. The serving spoon? Empty. The plate? Empty. The recipients? Grateful. The server? Smug and self-assured. The public? Applauding. Who else? Where else? pic.twitter.com/FRYSREzyZS
— saliltripathi (वो बनाये परिवार, हमें पसंद रविवार) (@saliltripathi) May 14, 2024
Fact: The video posted on PM Modi’s YouTube channel shows him personally serving food to people waiting in the langar queue, with the vessel from which he is serving clearly shown to be full.
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Claim: Congress supporter Saurabh wrote shared a picture of newspaper cutting and claimed Lok Sabha speaker, Om Birla’s daughter became IAS without giving any exam.
नरेंद्र मोदी के मंत्री के बेटे बेटियां बिना परीक्षा पास किये ही आईएएस अधिकारी बन जाते है
— Sorabh INC 🇮🇳 (@SorabhInc) April 28, 2024
आखिर क्यों?
क्योंकि भाजपा न तो संविधान पर भरोसा करती है और न ही संविधान को मानती है जिसको तानाशाही कहते है 😡
इसका ताजा उदाहरण ओम बिरला कि बेटी अंजलि बिरला।#बीजेपी_हटाओ_आरक्षण_बचाओ pic.twitter.com/Nu2DKRCCd9
Fact: The claim that Om Birla’s daughter Anjali Birla became an IAS officer without taking the exam is inaccurate. Anjali clarified that she passed both the prelims and mains exams, as well as the personal interview.
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Claim: Dr. Vilas Kharat shared a video depicting a man brutally beating another man with a stick, alleging that a BJP MLA assaulted a youth from a backward class with a stick.
विपुल दुबे भाजपा विधायक जौनपुर विधानसभा उत्तर प्रदेश। शेयर करते रहें ताकि पिछड़ों को पता चले मनुवादियों का शैतानी और निर्दयी चेहरा।
— Dr.Vilas Kharat (@vilas1818) May 15, 2024
भाजपा यानि गुंडा पार्टी!
इसलिए भाजपा को वोट देना चाहिए?
बहुजन मुक्ति पार्टी ही बहुजनो की असली पार्टी!@ECISVEEP pic.twitter.com/F4T1e14FCJ
Fact: The incident occurred in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The individual involved was not BJP MLA Vipul Dubey but Pratik Tiwari. The victim was identified as Rajiv Bhardwaj. Additionally, there is no caste aspect to this case.
Fake News 78
Claim: Supriya Shrinate shared a video of PM Modi offering prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple. In the video, the face of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath sitting behind PM Modi is shown blurred. Supriya claimed that Yogi Adityanath’s face has been blurred at the behest of PM Modi.
एक महंत को चौखट पर बिठा कर उनका चेहरा भी ब्लर कर दिया गया
— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) May 14, 2024
फ़ोटोजीवी की आत्ममुग्धता का कोई अंत नहीं! pic.twitter.com/bdH61ujbfp
Fact: Yogi Adityanath’s face was not blurred. A channel named ‘Hindi Khabar’ had blurred the right side of its screen, as CM Yogi Adityanath is coming in a blurred frame, due to which his face appears blurred. Apart from ‘Hindi Khabar’, Yogi Adityanath’s face is clearly visible on other channels.
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Claim: I.N.D.I Alliance supporter A.K Stalin shared a video of RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat in which he is saying, “We RSS people oppose reservation from within, but cannot say it openly.”
हम संघ वाले अंदर-अंदर से आरक्षण का विरोध करते हैं, लेकिन बाहर आ के बोल नहीं सकते…!!!!
— A.K. Stalin (@iamAKstalin) May 14, 2024
:- संघ प्रमुख (मोहन भागवत)
मोदी योगी अमित शाह बीजेपी के सारे नेता संघ के हैं क्या वह आरक्षण दें पाएंगे? pic.twitter.com/qacCekpKGt
Fact: At an event in Hyderabad, Mohan Bhagwat said that the RSS has never opposed reservations for certain sections. He further said that the RSS believes in reservation and it should continue as long as it is needed. The video shared by A.K Stalin was edited.
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Claim: Claim: AAP leader Sunil has shared a video in which a youth is accusing the police of stopping Muslims from voting. Sunil claimed that this video is from Uttar Pradesh where Muslim voters were stopped from voting.
Voting is being stopped in Uttar Pradesh because Muslims are voting more and more. Look at the situation here, how democracy is being murdered.@ECISVEEP @abhisar_sharma@ravishndtv @dhruv_rathee pic.twitter.com/pPg0X6qRos
— AAP Sunil Jodhpur INDIA (@AAPsunil4490) May 13, 2024
Fact: The young man in the video accusing the police is Isa Ahmad. Only Fact contacted Isa Ahmad, who confirmed that the video is from Madhya Pradesh. He mentioned that voting was temporarily halted at a booth during the third phase of voting but resumed after some time. Isa clarified that this video is unrelated to Uttar Pradesh.
Fake News 81
Claim: Congress supporter Ajay Munde shared a video of PM Modi in which he is saying, “You tell me, do you like this kind of tactics? Would you agree to take away reservations from the OBC community? With all your power, tell me whether you agree with it or not. They want to do this in all states and the country.” Ajay Munde claimed that PM Modi called spoke against Maratha community and called them robbers.
हाच तर आहे भाजप आणि नरेंद्र मोदी ह्यांचा मराठा विरोधी चेहरा.
— Ajay Munde (@ajaymunde) May 7, 2024
भाजप सरकार ने जर जातनिहाय जनगणना केली असती तर मराठा समाजाचे मागासलेपण देखील ठरवता आले असते आणि त्यांना ओबीसी कोट्यातून त्यांच्या हक्काचे आरक्षण मिळाले असते.
परंतु तसे न करता हे मोदी बीड मध्ये पुन्हा मराठा आरक्षण… pic.twitter.com/xe7QS2uLjc
Fact: The video of PM Modi has been taken out of the context of the original video. PM Modi did not call Maratha community robbers. He was referring to the Congress government of Karnataka, which has given OBC reservations to Muslims.
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Claim: Congress supporter Prem Kumar shared a video Indian wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat with a claim that the wrestlers were prevented from watching IPL in Delhi. Despite having tickets, they were not allowed entry into the stadium.
पहलवानों को दिल्ली में IPL देखने से रोका गया
— Prem Kumar (@AskThePremKumar) May 15, 2024
पानी सिर के ऊपर से गुजरने लगा है
मोदी राज में इंसान अब डरने लगा है
– पहलवान अब क्रिकेट के दर्शक भी नहीं हो सकते।
– वो पहलवान जिन्होंने मोदी के प्रिय बृजभूषण शरण सिंह के – खिलाफ आवाज़ उठाई थी।
– लाठियां खाई थीं।
– यौन उत्पीड़न के… pic.twitter.com/flJYUb9uQz
Fact: The video of wrestlers being prevented from watching IPL is a year old video.
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Claim: RJD supporter Alok shared a video which shows a person is making indecent statements against the people of Thakur community. Alok claimed linked the video to the party of Om Prakash Rajbhar, an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
“ठाकुर ( राजपूत) अपनी बहन बेटी को मेरे पास सु** दो एक रा** का एक करोड़ दूँगा”
— Alok Chikku (@AlokChikku) May 18, 2024
बीजेपी अपने सहयोगी ओमप्रकाश राजभर के पार्टी नेताओं से जिस तरह का बयान ठाकुर समाज पर दिला रहे हैं वह बेहद घटिया है।
मुझे नहीं लगता है कि इतना घटिया बात सुनने के बाद ठाकुर समाज किसी भी सूरत में बीजेपी… pic.twitter.com/cHBNKjbgAL
Fact: The video is about 4 years old, the police had taken action in this case. Also, the accused person was not a member of any party.
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Claim: Congress leader Shivlal Godara shared a video of ‘gold biscuits’ being found in BJP’s campaign material and claimed that gold biscuits were found in every bag along with BJP’s election material in Ghatkopar, Mumbai.
घाटकोपर( 170 ) लोकसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र में बूथ सामग्री में सोने के बिस्किट मिले*…महाराष्ट्र में असली और नकली की लड़ाई में NDA व बीजेपी बुरी तरह से फस चुकी है जो फैसला चुनाव आयोग ने किया था जनता जनार्दन ने अस्वीकार कर दिया तो अब बीजेपी घर घर सोने के बिस्कुट भेज रही @RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/hhNWFTuMZt
— ShivLal Godara (@ShivLalGodara11) May 10, 2024
Fact: The claim of gold biscuits getting caught in BJP’s election material was false. The thing that was being called a gold biscuit was actually a perfume bottle.
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Claim: The Observer shared a 26-second video of CM Yogi, alleging that he told Muslims seeking reservations to leave the country, go to Pakistan, and beg there.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath sparked controversy by stating, "Go to Pakistan and beg there, don't burden India," alleging demands for all reservations to be given to Muslims. The remarks were made during an address in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, on May 15. pic.twitter.com/a1qIzCLxQQ
— The Observer Post (@TheObserverPost) May 16, 2024
Fact: It was found that the remark “Go to Pakistan and beg with a bowl there” has no relevance to his comment on Muslim reservations. This remark was directed at Congress and the Samajwadi Party.
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Claim: Congress supporter Vikram shared a video of BJP candidate Manoj Tiwari and claimed that he has accepted defeat even before the results are out and Kanhaiya Kumar is sure to win.
नचनिया ने तो चुनाव से पहले ही हार मान ली, ऐसे कैसे होगा 400 पार?
— VIKRAM (@Gobhiji3) May 22, 2024
भाई @kanhaiyakumar का जलवा है🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/t35NRTsaih
Fact: Manoj Tiwari’s video was edited. He was not talking about the Lok Sabha elections 2024, but about his experience of contesting against Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur in 2009.
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claim: Lawyer Prashant Bhushan shared a video of PM Modi’s interview with news anchor Rubika Liyaqat, alleging that Modi has claimed to be an incarnation of God.
मोदी मान चुके हैं कि वह भगवान के अवतार है! अब आप समझ सकते हैं, संबित पात्रा क्यों कहता है कि भगवान जगन्नाथ मोदी जी के भक्त हैं! pic.twitter.com/urwSg8mjeN
— Prashant Bhushan (@pbhushan1) May 22, 2024
Fact: Prashant Bhushan had shared an edited video. In the complete version of the video, PM Modi said that the people of the country are God and God has sent me to serve them.
Fake News 88
Claim: Samajwadi leader IP Singh posted a 25-second video of CM Yogi and claimed that he insulted the Brahmin community and Pandit Harishankar Tiwari in his speech.
Fact: This video is of CM Yogi’s public meeting in Dumariyaganj Lok Sabha constituency on May 21. In the video, CM Yogi was attacking the mafia and nowhere did he mention the Brahmin community and Pandit Harishankar Tiwari.
Fake News 89
Claim: User Manisha Choubey shared a video of PM Modi, alleging that Modi said to vote for Congress if you want the well-being of your children.
मोदी जी स्वयं बोल रहे हैं कि अगर आपके परिवार केबच्चों का भला करना है ,तो वोट फॉर कांग्रेस ✋ pic.twitter.com/8K8FFRjzqz
— मनीषा चौबे , 𝙄𝙉𝘿𝙄𝘼 (@ChobeyManisha) May 19, 2024
Fact: PM Modi’s video turned out to be edited. In the original video, PM Modi had said that if you want to do good for the sons and daughters of the Gandhi family, then vote for Congress. On the other hand, if you want to do good for the children of your family, then vote for BJP.
Fake News 90
Claim: Supriya Shrinate claimed that JP Nadda has made a remark that the BJP does not need RSS. Supriya wrote, “This morning, I met a senior BJP leader in the airport lounge. He said that Nadda’s statement has created a ruckus between the party and RSS. Two days ago, Nadda ji had said that now BJP is capable and they don’t need RSS. Then I remembered, this news was not seen much on TV – so how many debates were there on this?”
आज सुबह BJP के एक बड़े नेता एयरपोर्ट लाउंज में मिल गए, बात बात में बोले नड्डा के बयान से पार्टी और RSS में सिर फ़ुटव्वल मच गई है
— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) May 20, 2024
दो दिन पहले नड्डा जी ने कहा था कि अब BJP सक्षम है उन्हें RSS की ज़रूरत नहीं
फिर याद आया, टीवी पर यह खबर ख़ास दिखी नहीं – तो कितने डिबेट हुए इस पर? pic.twitter.com/ZXhLCPRGSS
Fact: Supriya shared only part of JP Nadda’s statement. Nadda did not say that BJP does not need the RSS. He explained that the Sangh is a socio-cultural organization and BJP is a political organization. Both have different duties. Both organizations respect each other a lot and are working for the progress of India.
Fake News 91
Claim: UP Congress shared a video of a dispute and claimed that Dalits were beaten up in Kaushambi for not voting for the BJP.
कौशाम्बी के मानिकपुर मीरगढ़वा में BJP को वोट न देने पर बौखलाए भाजपा कार्यकर्ताओं ने दलित समाज के लोगों की बेरहमी से पिटाई कर दी।
— UP Congress (@INCUttarPradesh) May 20, 2024
बाबा साहब के वंशजों के साथ भाजपाइयों का ये व्यवहार अभी से इस तरह का है अगर भाजपा एक बार फिर सत्ता में आ गई तो संविधान को खत्म कर दलित समाज के लोगों से… pic.twitter.com/zomRE05y6Y
Fact: The video of a dispute between two parties was from Pratapgarh and it over cutting of a tree. The claim of people barging into a Dalit’s house in Kaushambi and beating them up for not voting for the BJP was found false.
Fake News 92
Claim: Another video was shared by UP Congress handle of an elderly woman with a claim that she was forced to vote for the BJP in Fatehpur.
#फतेहपुर लोकसभा क्षेत्र की जहानाबाद विधानसभा में बूथ संख्या 197 पर पीठासीन अधिकारी भाजपा का एजेंट बनकर काम कर रहा है!
— UP Congress (@INCUttarPradesh) May 20, 2024
महिला मतदाताओं से जबरदस्ती भाजपा प्रत्याशी के पक्ष में वोट डलवा रहा है!@ECISVEEP @ceoup @dmfatehpur अगर नींद से जग गए हो तो मामले का संज्ञान लेकर पीठासीन… pic.twitter.com/L5eCGVlp4M
Fact: The claim of forcing a woman to vote for BJP by holding her hand in Fatehpur, UP was also false. It was found that when the woman had trouble casting her vote, the presiding officer only instructed her to press the button. Agents of all the parties were present at the time of the incident and no objection has been raised by them.
Fake News 93
Claim: Congress supporter Aparna Agrawal shared a video of PM Modi and claimed that about three lakh companies being shut down after demonetisation.
Fact: In the actual video, PM Modi was talking about cracking down on 3 lakh companies involved in corruption and suspicious transactions.
Fake News 94
Claim: Congress supporter Ravinder Kapur shared a video of PM Modi and claimed that he had called one of the Panch Pyaras of the tenth Sikh Guru Guru Govind Singh as his uncle.
Breaking News ➖ Modi in Punjab .
— Ravinder Kapur. (@RavinderKapur2) May 26, 2024
The fear of losing the coming Lok Sabha Elections.had taken a heavy toll on Narendra Modi's " MENTAL HEALTH."
Narendra Modi has claimed out of the " Panch Pyare" of Guru Gobind Singh one of them was his uncle 🥺🤔 pic.twitter.com/QRvpAlGC2Y
Fact: PM Modi did not call one of the Panch Pyaras his uncle. PM said one of the Panch Pyaras was from Dwarka, Gujarat. He did not use the word uncle anywhere. The video has been made viral with a misleading claim with the intention of provoking the Sikh community.
Fake News 95
Claim: User Braj Shyam Maurya shared a video of a truck in which EVMs are seen, with the that the local administration were rigging the elections.
लोकसभा 73 जौनपुर :-
— Braj Shyam Maurya (@brijshyam8) May 25, 2024
जौनपुर लोकसभा 73 मे आज वोटिंग के पश्चात , स्ट्रांग रूम के पास DCM मे भरी EVM पकडी गई ।
पूछताछ के बाद प्रशासन से स्पष्ट कोई जवाब नही दिया जा रहा।
DM जौनपुर रविन्द्र कुमार मोदक और कप्तान द्वारा सपा प्रत्याशी बाबू सिंह कुशवाहा जी को ही उल्टा धमकाया जा… pic.twitter.com/WqtuqdyDOK
Fact: The claim of a truck full of EVMs being caught near the strong room in Jaunpur was misleading. There were reserve EVMs in the truck, which had reached there by mistake.
Fake News 96
Claim: Congress supporter Amock shared an advertisement video claiming that the Congress had released a new advertisement promoting the Mahalaxmi Scheme.
BREAKING NEWS ⚡
— Amockxi FC (@Amockx2022) May 21, 2024
Congress has released new hard hitting campaign ad on Mahalaxmi Scheme
Khata Khat Khata Khat 🔥🔥🔥
Prashant Kishore will never mention about such brilliant ads and schemes but always cry about weak opposition. pic.twitter.com/v4uEDkRTt2
Fact: The advertisement video was from Prega News and was released to celebrate Women’s Day in 2022.
Fake News 97
Claim: Many users on X claimed that a BBC survey shows BJP losing all seven seats in Delhi, while it is getting 10-12 seats in Uttar Pradesh.
Fact: The viral BBC survey was fake. BBC does not conduct election surveys, nor does it publish any ‘election survey’ conducted by any party.
बीबीसी के सर्वे में दिल्ली और यूपी में बीजेपी को भारी नुकसान का दावा गलत है pic.twitter.com/R233GFmdyk
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) May 20, 2024
Fake News 98
Claim: I.N.D.I Alliance supporter Kavish Aziz posted a video of an Instagram influencer who was claiming in her video that cups were distributed to buy voters.
एक कप के लिए बिक रहे हैं वोटर pic.twitter.com/ccG0nqS4al
— Kavish Aziz (@azizkavish) May 26, 2024
Fact: The claim made by the influencer was found to be misleading. Cups were not distributed to buy voters during voting in Delhi. The Election Commission had given gifts to honour elderly voters and disabled people at the pink booth.
Fake News 99
Claim: Congressi Roshni Kushal Jaiswal had shared a survey of ABP News and wrote, “Manoj Tiwari is gone.” The alleged survey of ABP News showed BJP candidate from North East Delhi Manoj Tiwari’s seat is in danger. NDA is getting 232 to 253 seats while India is getting 258 to 286 seats.
मनोज तिवारी तो गयो 😂 pic.twitter.com/3VMzpeUref
— Roshni kushal jaiswal (@roshnikushal) May 27, 2024
Fact: The graphic of ABP News turned out to be edited. In the original graphics, on 26 December 2023, ABP had reported that Manoj Tiwari is ahead by a good margin. NDA is seen getting 295 to 335 seats while India is getting 165 to 205 seats.
मनोज तिवारी की हार का दावा करने वाला एबीपी न्यूज का ग्राफिक्स फर्जी है pic.twitter.com/LjOKoKEqRe
— Only Fact (@OnlyFactIndia) May 28, 2024
Fake News 100
Claim: I.N.D.I Alliance supporter A.K Stalin shared a video and claimed that the police administration is stopping Samajwadi Party workers from campaigning in Gorakhpur and is forcibly arresting them.
गोरखपुर में सपा के कार्यकर्त्ता को गिरफ्तार किया जा रहा है। बाबा दम है तो बिना प्रशासन का दुरूपयोग किए चुनाव लड़ लो…. pic.twitter.com/ElYR1fbrL9
— A.K. Stalin (@iamAKstalin) May 28, 2024
Fact: Police had arrested a SP worker in a case of attempted murder. The claim that police have arrested SP workers to prevent them from campaigning was misleading.
Fake News 101
Claim: Leftist journalist Ravish Kumar claimed that the SP MLA Rafiq Ansari arrested for blocking the road.
रोज़ जाम लग रहता है , हर शहर में । जेल भेजने का यह नया बहाना लगता है। https://t.co/baWZG0WLG3
— ravish kumar (@ravishndtv) May 28, 2024
Fact: SP MLA Rafiq Ansari was recently arrested not for blocking the road but for serious charges like vandalism and arson. The SP leader was issued non-bailable warrants nearly 100 times between 1997 and 2015. Even after this, he was not appearing in court.
In this election, the key leaders of I.N.D.I alliance and its supporters tremendously used fake news as a significant weapon to sway voters. The above mentioned report clearly shows that how fake news dominated social media platforms throughout the election.
A well planned conspiracy?
Not only did members of the I.N.D.I alliance contribute to the spread of fake news on social media throughout the election, but Congress was also at the forefront of this trend. Cases were registered across the country in the matter of Amit Shah’s edited video on reservation. Congress workers spread this video to a large number of people through WhatsApp.
The "Reservation" Fake News🚨
— The Hawk Eye (@thehawkeyex) April 28, 2024
You might have come across edited videos on reservation policy by BJP leaders.
Now it appears that a group of handles, mainly @DabangYogi is behind those all or at least a few fake videos.
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The name of this Congress worker is Javed and he has an account on X by the name ‘Dabang Yogi’. In one of his posts, Dabang Yogi himself admitted that Congress workers are working hard to make Amit Shah’s fake video viral by sharing it. When Amit Shah’s edited video was fact checked, Dabang Yogi expressed happiness and wrote that ‘Today the Sanghis spent the whole day doing fact check.
At the same time, X user account shared an edited video of the Home Minister and claimed that this will increase the seats of the Indy alliance by two in Bihar. After this, Congress worker Jaivardhan Singh congratulated Dabang Yogi and said that if more such videos are needed, I will share them myself.
After Amit Shah shared an edited video on reservation, Dabang Yogi shared an edited video of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on reservation. After sharing this video, the Congress worker (Amock) proudly said that the fake video on reservation has reached millions of people and this has caused damage to the BJP. Now no matter how much fact check is done, the BJP cannot get back the votes that have been lost.
There is no doubt that Dabang Yogi and other Congress workers who were spreading fake news were working at the behest of the top leadership of the Congress party. In a photo shared by Dabang Yogi after the election results, he can be seen with Congress leader Sushil Shinde.
Months of groundwork. Uncountable sleepless nights. Unwavering commitment of Ground Zero team and inspiring confidence of leaders.
— Ground Zero (@ground_zero_sol) June 4, 2024
100% win rate achieved by Ground Zero! Sambal Takka#Chandrapur #Amrawati#Solapur#Kolhapur#Latur#Sangali#Maharashtra… pic.twitter.com/PbJVHhaYeg
After the election results, everyone can be seen celebrating on Christmas Eve, wherein they are proudly referring to the edited video of Amit Shah and saying that an edited video completely changed the narrative of the election.
Celebrating "success" of fake news around reservation & other subjects.
— The Hawk Eye (@thehawkeyex) June 6, 2024
Many of us debunked this. Seems, it was too late. Once a content hit WhatsApp, its almost impossible to stop it.
This is how easy to spread disinformation & openly accepting 'credit'. No consequences. pic.twitter.com/yL9XBybnA8
Several false narratives about the BJP’s intention to end reservation by changing the Constitution, Modi’s alleged promise of Rs 15 lakh to everyone and 2 crore jobs, as well as repeated allegations against BJP of EVM rigging and linking it to the elections by sharing videos of old instances, dominated social media platforms. These one-sided false narratives significantly influenced public opinion, with misleading information about the BJP’s alleged intention to abolish reservation and change the Constitution significant traction among the people. Apart from this, misinformation on the caste issue also played a pivotal role in influencing the elections.