“When did you fight Your first election ? MKS : 1989 (Actual one is 1984) So You almost been in poltics for how many years ? MKS : 14 years 🤡”
Youturn rated this: misleading
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.
“The viral photo shows Muslim voters standing in a queue during the recent 2026 BMC elections in Mumbai.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The photo is not from the 2026 BMC elections. It was taken in Varanasi on 1 June 2024 during the Lok Sabha elections, as verified through AP News archives and Al Jazeera’s election coverage.
“The video shows saints queuing to vote in the January 2026 Maharashtra municipal elections.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video has been on the internet since at least May 2024. It predates the Maharashtra municipal elections held on 15 January 2026 and is unrelated to these elections.
“The viral Aaj Tak news clip reports that a leaked intelligence document from Assam predicts a major defeat for the BJP in the upcoming 2026 Assam Assembly elections.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: No such report exists. Aaj Tak has not published this news on any of its official platforms, and AI detection tools flagged the clip as digitally altered. Aaj Tak also officially confirmed that the viral video is fake, …
“The viral video shows Rahul Gandhi visiting Trimbakeshwar Temple after the 2025 Bihar election loss.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The video is from 14 March 2024, filmed during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Maharashtra, when Rahul Gandhi visited the Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga Temple in Nashik, long before the 2025 Bihar election. Multiple media rep…
“I have just gotten the highest poll numbers of my ‘political career.’”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Eight widely followed poll aggregators show that President Donald Trump notched his strongest approval ratings, and his smallest disapproval ratings, in January at the beginning of his second term. Since then, his appro…
“Prince goes to the temple after losing the Bihar elections Bihar's defeat brings back memories of saffron, sacred thread and everything. Sanatanis, keep giving shocks like this One day you will find yourself rubbing your nose in Ayodhya.”
Youturn rated this: old video
“The video of lawyers marching on the road shows them protesting against vote theft.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video has no connection to any vote-theft protest. The advocate who originally posted it, Aditya Singh, confirmed that the visuals are from a Bar Council election campaign.
“The video shows Aaj Tak anchor Sweta Singh reporting that duplicate EVMs with preset results were used and later swapped during counting in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The viral video is doctored. The original video, published on Aaj Tak’s YouTube channel on 14 November 2025, shows Sweta Singh reporting the NDA’s historic victory in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections. Nowhere does she …
“The viral video shows people in Bihar holding a torchlight procession to protest vote theft after the 2025 election results.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video is not from Bihar. It shows a torchlight rally held on 25 September 2025 in Jaipur, organised by supporters of youth leader Naresh Meena to demand justice for children who died in the Jhalawar school collapse.…
“Video of a woman who contested as an independent candidate in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections saying that she received zero votes.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The woman seen speaking in the video is not an independent candidate who contested the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. She is Shivani Shukla, who contested as a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate from the Lalganj Assem…
“Patna: Over 20 million RJD supporters gathered to protest against the Election Commission.”
Youturn rated this: false
“The video shows Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar bowing at the feet of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video is a deepfake. The visuals match a 2023 event where Gyanesh Kumar, then Secretary of the Ministry of Cooperation, felicitated Amit Shah with a shawl. The livestream of the event shows no such bowing, and AI-de…
“The video shows over 20 million RJD supporters gathered in Patna to protest against the Election Commission of India (ECI).”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: There are no credible reports of over 20 million RJD supporters gathering in Patna to protest against the Election Commission of India (ECI). The video shows celebrations in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 20 December 2022,…
“The viral video shows voters in Bihar protesting against vote theft after the 2025 Assembly election results.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video is not from Bihar. It shows a rally organised by AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava in Netrang, Gujarat, on 15 November 2025 to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Birsa Munda. A location match using Google Street View fu…
“The rasgullas were buried but the poor were not fed because the strong RJD leader lost the election. Bihar Election Result”
Youturn rated this: old photo
“The video shows a child casting a vote for the BJP during the recently concluded 2025 Bihar elections.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video is not from the 2025 Bihar Assembly Elections, and there are no credible reports of any minor casting a vote for the BJP during the polls. The incident is actually from May 2024, reported from Bhopal district,…
“The viral video shows Khan Sir accusing the NDA of vote theft in Bihar after the 2025 Assembly election results.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: This video is a deepfake. Khan Sir has not made any such public statement after the election results. The original clip, uploaded by Zee Jharkhand-Bihar on 31 July 2024, shows him talking about the infrastructure of an …
“These clips show anti-Modi protestors torching a BJP office building after the 2025 Bihar Elections”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Both the clips in the video are unrelated and predate the November 2025 Bihar Assembly elections.
“Video of a protest in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, after the declaration of the 2025 Bihar Assembly election results.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video shows a Student Federation of India protest at Shekhawati University in Sikar, Rajasthan, on 28 July 2025, which is unrelated to the Bihar election results declared on 14 November 2025