“Recent video of Uttar Pradesh voters accusing BJP workers of bribing them and forcefully applying indelible ink on their fingers”
What FACTLY found
The video shared in the post shows an old incident that took place during the 2019 General Elections. In May 2019, residents of Uttar Pradesh’s Tara Jivanpur village staged a protest accusing BJP workers of bribing them and forcefully applying indelible ink on their fingers. This video has nothing to do with the ongoing UP Elections
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 March 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 March 2022, 3 days 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.