“8 Crores of cash were seized from a vehicle belonging to Nara Lokesh by the Guntur police while he was going to campaign for election.”
Logically Facts rated this: False
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.
“No! This isn’t Pakistan, but Congress Candidate K. Muraleedharan campaigning in a certain part of his Thrissur constituency in Kerala. Can you spot any one National Flag of India? Is this the ‘Bharat Jodo’ ideology of Rahul Gandhi that flows in Congress?”
Youturn rated this: false
“Montana Democrats are "suing to say, ‘You should be allowed to be registered to vote in two states.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The groups’ lawsuit seeks to protect Montana from a law they say is vague, not an affirmative right for Montana voters to register to vote in a second state.
“The electoral bonds' list indicated no donations from Ambani and Adani”
Logically Facts rated this: Misleading
“BJP encashes Rs 6,986.5 crores worth of electoral bonds, DMK gets Rs 509 crores from Future Gaming”
Youturn rated this: misleading
“Image of the ‘The New York Times’ article mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Supreme Court judgment on Electoral Bonds”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The New York Times’ did not recently publish any article mocking PM Modi. This is an edited image of ‘The New York Times’ newspaper clip created by a X(Twitter) user @EducatedBilla using MS Paintbrush to satirically sug…
“The Serum Institute of India donated Rs.50.02 crores to the BJP through Electoral Bonds in August 2022.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The viral screenshot shows a report published by Reuters on 14 March 2024, which details the funds received and disbursed by the Prudent Electoral Trust during 2022-23. According to this report and data on the ECI websi…
“Valid IDs are not required for voting.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: In 36 states, voters are required or requested to show ID at the polls. The remaining 14 states and Washington, D.C., require no ID to vote at the polls. These states use other methods to verify voters’ identities.
“With 303 MPs, the BJP received donations amounting to Rs 6,000 crores, whereas the opposition, comprising a total of 242 MPs, received donations totaling Rs 14,000 crore through electoral bonds.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The total sum of political donations received by the political parties since the inception of the electoral bond scheme amounts to Rs 16,492 crores. Out of the overall sum, the Bharatiya Janata Party received about Rs. …
“The South First pre-poll survey projected the YSRCP would win in the Andhra Pradesh assembly elections”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“Rajiv Kumar, the Chief Election Commissioner ignored a journalist's question on MCC violations.”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“Serum Institute of India (SII) donated Rs. 52 crore to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) through electoral bonds”
Logically Facts rated this: False
“The BJP received around Rs 6,000 crore through electoral bonds. The total bonds (of all parties) amounted to Rs 20,000 crore. So where did the rest of the bonds worth Rs 14,000 crore go? – Amit Shah”
Youturn rated this: false
“According to the News 18 Mega Opinion Poll, YSRCP is projected to win 50% of votes in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, whereas NDA is predicted to win 41%.”
Logically Facts rated this: Fake
“Electoral Bond buyer details revealed that BJP received donations from a Pakistan based company called ‘Hub Power Company’”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: According to the GST portal, ‘Hub Power Company’ is a proprietorship firm registered under the name of ‘Ravi Mehra’. Established in Delhi in 2018, it bears no relation to the Pakistan-based ‘Hub Power Company Limited’. …
“The Election Commission of India has released the dates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.”
Fact Crescendo rated this: False
Fact Crescendo says: False The Election Commission has not yet announced the election dates. The dates mentioned in the post are fake.
“Claim: news 18 tamil not posted this survey as ntk will get 19 per cent vote”
Fact Crescendo rated this: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: ALTERED
“Dr. Rajesh Kumar Gupta (retd IAS) and Shri. Priyansh Sharma (retd IAS) were appointed to the Election Commission of India as Election Commissioners”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The Government of India has not officially announced the appointment of Dr. Rajesh Kumar Gupta (retd IAS) and Shri. Priyansh Sharma (retd IAS) as the two election commissioners to the Election Commission of India. PIB F…
“The notification reads Rajesh Kumar Gupta and Priyansh Sharma were appointed Election Commissioners of India.”
Logically Facts rated this: Fake
“By voting for Congress, you cannot use saffron color at your shop, house, temple, etc. — Karnataka* This is what happens if you vote for Congress”
Youturn rated this: misleading