“AAP poster asking people to vote only for ‘Jhantu/Jhatu’”
Social media posts
Claim dated 21 Jan 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The poster in viral post is an edited one. The original poster reads – “झाड़ू को ही वोट दें” (Vote only for Jhadu). ‘झाड़ू’ (Jhadu/Broom – AAP symbol) word has been edited to make it ‘झांटु’. The same edited photo is viral since 2019 and has been debunked by multiple news agencies in the past
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 January 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 21 January 2022. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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.