“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
Claim dated 22 Mar 2019.
BBC Hindi rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 March 2019. BBC Hindi (India) looked into it and published its finding on 22 March 2019. Its rating was “False”.
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…
Links recorded by BBC Hindi. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by BBC Hindi, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.