“Telugu actor Allu Arjun campaigned in support of the Congress during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.”
ThePrint rated this: FALSE
Elections
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“The number of votes counted in EVMs exceeded the number of votes cast in the Varanasi Lok Sabha elections in 2019.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The ECI has dismissed claims about discrepanices between the votes polled and counted for the Varanasi constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. As per the ECI, the total electorate in the 2019 Varanasi elections wa…
“Video of BJP workers replacing VVPAT slips after the conclusion of first phase of voting for Lok Sabha Elections 2024.”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“A BJP leader was offered a garland of shoes by an elderly man while campaigning for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Madhya Pradesh.”
ThePrint rated this: MOSTLY FALSE
“A voter sloganeering against EVMs during the first phase of election in Nagpur”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“PM Modi stated ‘INDIA bloc received record votes' in the first phase of the polls”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“Women caught doing fake voting under the garb of a Burqa, the reason why the opposition is asking forces to not check identities removing burqa”
Youturn rated this: misleading
“1.9 million Electronic Voting Machines have gone “missing” under a conspiracy to influence election results.”
ThePrint rated this: FALSE
“Actor Ranveer Singh criticized Modi and supported Congress ahead of the polls”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“Rahul Gandhi’s incoherent speech about dosas during his election campaign meeting.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The viral video is actually a heavily edited version of a speech he gave in Coimbatore during an election campaign. In the full speech, Rahul Gandhi used ‘Dosa’ and ‘Vada’ as analogies to express his objection towards t…
“Vote for Nyay. Vote for Congress.”
Youturn rated this: fake
“Dainik Bhaskar survey predicted that INDI Alliance will win in 10 states in the general polls”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“The video shows Rahul Gandhi announcing his resignation from Congress ahead of 2024 General elections.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The same video was uploaded on Rahul Gandhi’s official X account and the official YouTube channel of the Indian National Congress on 3 April 2024. In the original video, Rahul Gandhi read,“I, Rahul Gandhi, having been n…
“Aamir Khan slammed BJP and supported Congress ahead of the general elections”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“Arun Govil, BJP’s Meerut Lok Sabha candidate, avoided eating food at a Dalit’s home in Meerut.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Arun Govil did visit a local booth president’s home and a counselor’s home in Bhagwatpura, Meerut on 13 April 2024. He even posted a video detailing his visit on his Facebook page. The video corroborates that it was sho…
“Farmers took down BJP campaign vehicles and burnt the party flags during their election campaign for Lok Sabha elections in April 2024.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The video is from 2021 where the farmer organizations had burnt BJP flags during a protest in Ellenabad. It has nothing to do with the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign
“This is a video of EVM tampering from Madhya Pradesh ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections”
Fact Crescendo rated this: Misleading
“Video of actor-turned-politician Arun Govil didn't eat at a Dalit's house during his election campaign.”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“Visuals of a huge gathering in support of Rahul Gandhi ahead of the 2024 General Elections.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video of the huge gathering is not from Rahul Gandhi’s meeting. This video is from the 47th International Feast of Tabernacle organized by Hosanna ministries. It is held in Gorantla of Guntur district in Andhra Prad…
“A survey published on Dainik Bhaskar's front page predicted that INDIA bloc would lead in 10 states in 2024 Lok Sabha Polls.”
ThePrint rated this: FALSE