“Rs. 350 would be deducted from the bank accounts of people who will not cast their votes – Election Commission of India”
What FACTLY found
The article shared in the post was a prank article published by Navbharat Times on 21 March 2019. Later, they issued a clarification about the same, clarifying that it was meant to be a joke on the occasion of Holi. PIB fact check and the Election Commission of India clarified that no such official decision had been made as the post claims
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 September 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 22 September 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/brajmohan.singh.7777/posts/pfbid02CN6oawogYoSfvfmvJs7erAz98HSicv…
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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.