“A cheque for Rs. 35 crore was issued as donation to the BJP by Vijay Mallya in 2016 before he fled to London”
What FACTLY found
According to the information available on the Election Commission of India website regarding donations received by various political parties in the 2016-17 fiscal year, the BJP received a total of five hundred and twenty-eight crore rupees (Rs. 528,79,33,206) in donations. However, neither the name of Vijay Mallya nor the names of the companies related to Mallya are mentioned anywhere in the list of those who have given these donations to the BJP. Moreover, the signature on the cheque shared ...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 February 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 20 February 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1342172263850195&set=gm.1349638149073315&idorvanity=5…
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.