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.
“Rahul Gandhi 'speaking incoherently' during election campaign”
“The Hindi newspaper Dainik Bhaskar published a report predicting the lead of the I.N.D.I.A bloc in 10 states in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.”
FACTLY says: The viral screenshot is fake. Dainik Bhaskar did not publish any such news report in its Bhopal edition on 13 April 2024, or in any other editions. On 13 April 2024, Dainik Bhaskar denounced the viral post as fake in a …
“This video shows an attack on BJP Sirsa candidate Ashok Tanwar before the 2024 Lok Sabha election.”
“When you bring a buffoon like Rahul Gandhi to an election campaign, this is what you will get to hear.”
“According to a survey conducted by the Central Intelligence Bureau (IB) in March, YSRCP is predicted to win in the upcoming Andhra Pradesh elections.”
“Chhattisgarh BJP CM Vishnu Deo Sai appealed for people to vote for the Congress party Lok Sabha candidate from Rajnandgaon Bhupesh Baghel.”
FACTLY says: The video is an edited version of Vishnu Deo Sai’s speech at a political meeting in Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. In the original speech, he was quoting his opposition leader from Congress in Chhattisgarh, Charandas Mahant,…
“The number of voters registering without a photo ID is SKYROCKETING in 3 key swing states: Arizona, Texas, and Pennsylvania.”
FactCheck.org says: Social media claims inflate the number of new voters in 2024, suggesting they’re immigrants in the country illegally. 194,000 new voters registered - not 2 million - and there’s no evidence they’re in the U.S. illegally.
“The people of Sirsa sent BJP candidate Ashok Tanwar to the Lok Sabha today itself…”
“Video depicting common citizens attacking individuals campaigning for BJP in Dwarka, Gujarat before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.”
FACTLY says: The footage shows a clash that occurred in Hooghly in August 2022 between TMC MLA Asit Majumdar, his supporters, and BJP supporters. Multiple news agencies have reported the visuals back then. The video is unrelated to …
“A 1:32 second video was shared online where a woman says she is sharing “very important information regarding voters" and lists out there are certain ‘provisions” for voters in India”
“A Social Security Administration database shows “how many people each of the 43 states are registering to vote who DO NOT HAVE IDs.”
PolitiFact says: This Social Security Administration data does not reflect how many people registered to vote without IDs. It shows how often states request information from a federal system sometimes used to verify voters' identities.
“Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg worked "with Crooked Joe Biden’s people/campaign" to prosecute Donald Trump.”
PolitiFact says: The presence of a former Justice Department prosecutor on the team doesn’t prove that the Biden White House or his campaign officials coordinated the case with Bragg.
“Video depicting the convoy of BJP Sirsa candidate Ashok Tanwar being attacked by people.”
FACTLY says: The viral video dates back to 2021 and depicts an attack on Haryana Deputy Speaker Gangwa’s car by protestors. Following the video’s circulation, Ashok Tanwar reported the matter to the police, the Ministry of Informati…
“Congress did not nominate candidates for the upcoming Loksabha and Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh out of fear of China.”
“Indians can cast vote even if their names are not on the voting list”
“The video features a massive crowd at PM Modi’s public meeting in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.”
FACTLY says: The video is actually from a Narendra Modi rally held in Kolkata on 3 April 2019
“A video claims that DMK leaders were breaching the Model Code of Conduct through voter cash and gift distribution.”
“Fearing China, Congress refrained from nominating any candidates in the forthcoming 2024 elections in Arunachal Pradesh.”
FACTLY says: Contrary to the viral claims, the Congress party has nominated candidates for both assembly and parliamentary constituencies in the upcoming elections in Arunachal Pradesh. Additionally, according to the Election Commis…
“Recent video of people vandalizing BJP office ahead of the 2024 general elections.”
FACTLY says: The visuals date back to March 2021, when BJP supporters in West Bengal’s Malda area vandalized the party office due to dissatisfaction with the distribution of party tickets. The video has nothing to do with the upcomi…