“The Wire reported that PM Modi asked Election Commission officials to add a million fake voters in Bihar.”
What FACTLY found
The Wire did not report or publish any article stating that PM Modi asked Election Commission officials to add a million fake voters in Bihar; the viral screenshot is fake. The screenshot contains notable discrepancies, such as mentioning the Election Commissioner as Sukhbir Singh Sidhu, whereas the official name is Sukhbir Singh Sandhu. Further, there are no reports supporting this claim. Siddharth Varadarajan, founding editor, and Seema Chishti, editor of The Wire, have both stated that the...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 October 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 14 October 2025, 4 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.