Elections
2,118 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.
“Video of farmers vandalising a public meeting stage of CM Nayab Singh Saini in Haryana during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.”
FACTLY says: This is an old video from January 2021, when a mob of protesting farmers ransacked a venue of the then CM of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar’s ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat in Karnal, Haryana
“Video of Tejashwi Yadav playing PM Modi’s speech discussing RJD’s involvement in various scams at an election rally.”
FACTLY says: This viral video is a digitally altered one. The audio in the original video has been replaced with another audio track. The viral video depicts Tejashwi Yadav playing compilations of Narendra Modi’s old speeches from a…
“Visuals of Akhilesh Yadav recently meeting the Prime Minister during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.”
FACTLY says: This viral video of Akhilesh Yadav meeting PM Modi is not recent and dates back to 2014. According to reports, this video shows visuals of Akhilesh Yadav meeting PM Modi on 12 June 2014, as a courtesy call after PM Modi…
“Video shows women protesting against Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya amid the 2024 Indian Lok Sabha elections”
“Image shows Times Now Andhra Pradesh exit poll results.”
“Pakistan national flag in Shiv Sena UBT election campaign in Mumbai”
“Exit poll graphic predicting clean sweep for NDA in Andhra Assembly Elections”
“Pakistani flag was raised at Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate's rally amid ongoing polls”
“This video shows BJP candidate from Jadavpur being attacked by locals during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls”
“Video showing BJP rigging the elections.”
FACTLY says: The video depicts a mock poll conducted before the actual election in Assam’s Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency in April 2024. The votes cast during this mock poll were cleared before the actual voting began. The concern…
“During the ongoing election campaign Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has expressed doubt on Narendra Modi's victory in 2024”
“Gold biscuits found in packets covered with BJP election campaigning materials.”
“In Kannauj, a voter was beaten during the Lok Sabha elections because he did not vote for the BJP.”
“The visuals of police seizing gold biscuits from the BJP election campaign kit”
“Video showing a man being attacked for not voting for the BJP.”
FACTLY says: The viral video shows a YSRCP leader from Andhra Pradesh slapping a voter who objected to the leader skipping the queue at a polling booth in Guntur district. This incident is unrelated to the BJP or any of its leaders.
“Voter fraud investigations are being banned by Michigan lawmakers!”
PolitiFact says: A Michigan bill could change the scope of one entity that oversees election processes. That legislation, Senate Bill 603, does not ban voter fraud investigations, which experts said are handled by law enforcement.
“BJP distributed gold biscuits during their 2024 poll campaign.”
“PM Modi endorsed the AIMIM party in Telangana while campaigning for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.”
FACTLY says: PM Modi, during a public meeting in Telangana on 10 May 2024 in Telangana stated, “This scene, this atmosphere clearly shows what is the mood of Telangana. Telangana is saying… not Congress, not BRS. Not MIM. We will on…
“Rahul Gandhi proclaimed the victory of Narendra Modi in the 2024 general elections.”
FACTLY says: The viral clip is an edited version of Rahul Gandhi’s speech in a public meeting in Kanpur on 10 May 2024. Various tiny bits from this speech were clipped out of context to show that Rahul Gandhi proclaimed Modi’s victo…