“Claim: Siddaramaiah not celebrating election victory in Muslim dress”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
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“look who these people are ❓The accident is happening because of politics. The election of 2024 is coming and the anti-Modi people have come to their senses and are taking out fish plates from the tracks so that there may be a train accident…”
Youturn rated this: Misleading
“A video circulating on social media shows Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar celebrating their victory in the recently held assembly elections while dressed in Muslim attire”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: A video circulating on social media shows Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar celebrating their victory in the recently held assembly elections while dressed in Muslim attire
“Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was “caught on tape saying he discarded 2.5 million mail-in ballots in Texas.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: In 2020, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton blocked Harris County election officials from sending mail-in ballot applications to 2.4 million registered voters. Paxton did not discard mail-in ballots.
“Arizona "has banned electronic voting machines" in the 2024 election”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The state’s Democratic secretary of state and attorney general say the resolution passed by the Arizona Legislature banned certain electronic voting machines carries no legal weight.
“Arizona BANS Electronic Voting Machines.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The Arizona Senate passed a resolution to ban voting equipment made with foreign parts in March, but it doesn't have the power to override state election laws.
“Video shows officials in Maricopa County, Arizona, "illegally breaking into" voting machines.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The video, which was recorded and livestreamed by cameras owned by Maricopa County, showed routine preparation for the Nov. 8, 2022, election, the county said in a court filing.
“An Arizona judge was “forced to overturn” an election and ruled “274,000 ballots must be thrown out.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: When this video was shared May 21 on Facebook, an election lawsuit filed by former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake wasn’t resolved. The judge hadn’t overturned the election or thrown out ballots.
“Noynoy Aquino staged his death in an attempt to boost the presidential candidacy of Leni Robredo in the 2022 elections”
Vera Files rated this: False
“A viral claim stating Thai PM, Prayuth will be retired from politics quietly after he lost the election has been posted on social media. This claim has been reacted to with mixed comments and shared by many times by Facebook users who are speaking Khmer. However, after checking the reliable sources, it proves that the claim is partly false.”
Fact Crescendo Cambodia rated this: Partly False
“BJP lost by 1000 votes in 41 seats and by 2000 votes margin in 58 seats.”
Youturn rated this: False
“An auto driver was thrashed for voting for the BJP in the recently held assembly elections in Karnataka”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The auto driver in question is Harish Rao Gorpade, and the incident occurred in Shimoga. Initial news reports on this incident suggested that a group of strangers attacked Harish for voting for the BJP. However, Harish …
“Gulbarga North Fake voting done at one of the Muslim booth around 6000 votes by single person from Congress party. Now he is under capture by chandu patil and demanding for Disqualification of Congress MLA. Kaneez Fatima of INC has won the Gulbarga Uttar. #Karnataka”
Youturn rated this: False
“In Karnataka elections, BJP lost 58 seats by a margin of 2000 votes & 41 seats by a margin of 1000 votes”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: In the recently held Karnataka elections, there are only 12 such constituencies, where the margin of the winning candidate is below 2000. While the BJP won 7 of these 12 seats, the Congress party won the remaining five …
“Visuals of people destroying EVMs found in BJP leaders’ car, during Karnataka elections”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: These visuals are from the recently held elections in Karnataka. Influenced by rumors that officials were tampering with the EVMs, villagers of Masabinala in Vijayapura district vandalized the electoral material, being …
“Former President Barack Obama was arrested after his campaign “took $30 million illegally from Commie China fugitive.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel was convicted of charges related to an international conspiracy to influence Obama and Trump. Former President Barack Obama was not indicted.
“Dear Kannadigas, Don’t Waste your Vote on CONgress. Don’t trust the Dirty Politics of CONgress – #justasking Prakash Raj.”
Youturn rated this: Misleading
“Video message of Prakash Raj asking not to waste vote on Congress in the 2023 Karnataka elections”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: This is an old video, which he released during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, in which he calls out on Congress party for spreading false propaganda that he is supporting the Congress in the election. He contested the 20…
“Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems were owned by the same company, BlackRock.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: BlackRock does not own any shares of Dominion Voting Systems.
“A screenshot with a list of opinion poll predictions is published by ‘NDTV’, and all these predict Congress winning majority seats in the 2023 Karnataka Assembly Elections”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: This purported screenshot is fake and not published by NDTV. NDTV through a tweet clarified that the viral screenshot is fake and informed that NDTV’s ‘Poll of Exit Polls’ will be announced after the completion of Elect…