“‘BJP won Gujarat & Himachal elections by hacking EVM’s’- Former CEC Krishnamurthy”
What FACTLY found
Election Commission of India through a circular stated that former CEC Krishnamurthy has denied the claim when the news first went viral back in 2017. Further, the circular reported that the former CEC has now once again reiterated that the news attributed to him is false. As per the circular, an FIR has been filed and an investigation has been initiated in relation to the spread of this fake news
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 April 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 12 April 2021, 2 days later. 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.