“There are claims going viral on social media that Rs 350 will be deducted from the bank accounts of people who won’t vote in the forthcoming Lok Sabha Elections scheduled to take place across the country in seven phases”
Social media posts
BBC Hindi rated thisMisleading
In short
This claim spread on social media. BBC Hindi (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 March 2019. Its rating was “Misleading”.
Where the claim appeared
- sharechat.comhttps://sharechat.com/item/J7MxwGZ?referer=tagTrendingFeed
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1240765262759422&set=g.149874612308145&type=1&the…
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