“A vehicle with polled EVMs was caught in Varanasi”
What FACTLY found
The ‘Training/Awareness EVM’ sticker can be seen on the EVMs caught in Varanasi. Also, the CEO Office (Uttar Pradesh) and Varanasi DM have given a clarification saying that the EVMs being taken in the vehicle were for training purposes. However, multiple people have questioned why no information was given to the candidates regarding the movement of EVMs as per the guidelines and why such training was scheduled just 36 hours before the counting
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 8 March 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 9 March 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.