“A CNN survey ranked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the fourth most corrupt political party in the world.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 29 Dec 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
CNN did not conduct any survey on corrupt political parties. The viral news clip has been digitally edited and fabricated. In the past as well, fake surveys have circulated on social media in the names of organisations such as BBC, FOX, and CNN.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 December 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 5 January 2026, 7 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/DS1gI5TCCjf
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