“In the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, 171 votes were cast at a polling booth in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, where there were only 90 voters.”
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FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The incident took place during the 2021 Assembly polls in Assam, held in April 2021, and is not related to the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The Chief Electoral Officer of Assam clarified regarding this viral claim through a X (formerly Twitter) post, clarifying that the incident occurred during the 2021 assembly elections and is not recent.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 May 2024. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/rakeshkumarthn/posts/pfbid02ShxeWw9iJUdzrqTUxfPzjjhrBtemf5buTHbA…
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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.