“Election Commission’s announcement of new guidelines, indicating that voting will be conducted using ballot papers instead of EVMs.”
What FACTLY found
The Election Commission of India did not release any new guidelines indicating the use of ballot papers for conducting elections. In fact, according to the official schedule released for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the commission plans to conduct the elections using EVMs. Recently, the Supreme Court dismissed a plea advocating for the use of ballot papers in elections
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 25 March 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 27 March 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/C48U6LCxysC/
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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.