“Attendees of Leni Robredo's proclamation rally chanted "BBM" in support of rival candidate Bongbong Marcos”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
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.
“Claim: KN Nehru not said this statement about dmk electoral promises”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“Image of an envelope with cash and Samajwadi Party symbol being used to bribe voters with cash ahead of the 2022 UP elections”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The same image of an envelope is available on internet at least since 2017. A twitter user shared the same image back in 2017 alleging SP of bribing voters with cash. Although we could not independently verify the conte…
“One in 13 Black Americans are deprived of the right to vote.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Chambers’ video omits that his statistic refers to the number of people who have lost voting rights due to felony convictions. His figures are from 2016 and are slightly outdated.
“Prezzo' to vie in Kibra by elections on Wiper ticket”
PesaCheck rated this: False.
“Claim: fake news card circulating on Annamalai election campaign”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“Claim: Puthiya thalaimurai not published this news card on bjp election campaign”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“Nevada ranks 50th in election integrity ratings.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The claim is based on only one rating from the Heritage Foundation that reflected concerns about potential voter fraud but did not consider ballot access or voter convenience.
“Visuals of Yogi Adityanath buying votes by bribing voters with cash”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The visuals actually show Yogi Adityanath handing over monetary compensation to farmers whose crops were burnt in fire accident back in 2012. Even the conversation in the viral video suggests the same. There are no rece…
“The use of ballot drop boxes and ballot harvesting is illegal.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ opinion poll predicting more seats for Samajwadi Party than the BJP in the 2022 UP elections”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: he photo shared in the post shows the ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ opinion poll prediction only the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh Elections. The ‘Final Opinion Poll’ survey of ‘TV9 Bharatvarsh’ had predicted a majority of 205-…
“Video shows Smriti Irani accepting that the Samajwadi Party will win the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“Voters are required to present their vaccination card or a negative RT-PCR test to be able to vote on May 9.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: The Comelec does not require voters to present proof that they are fully vaccinated, or to get a negative COVID-19 test on election day.
“BSP leader Mayawati declared her party support’s to BJP in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections in March 2022”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The video shared in the post shows Mayawati’s old press conference held in October 2020. In the press meet, Mayawati said that her party will vote for BJP and all other opposition parties to defeat Samajwadi Party’s sec…
“Claim: bjp not made this poster regarding local body elections”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“Recent video where Mayawati said, “Do not vote for radicals, rather transfer your vote to BJP”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The video is taken from a press conference by Mayawati after the local body elections in UP in 2006. The video is missing context. To defeat a ‘fundamentalist’ Muslim leader who was previously in her party and fielded h…
“Sandro Marcos said his family can win in the May 2022 elections even without campaigning or attending “any interview, debate or public meeting.”
Vera Files rated this: Satire
“Sandro Marcos says any Marcos would win the May polls without campaigning”
FactRakers rated this: FALSE
FactRakers says: Social card was doctor. Original says he was running for Congress
“Kenyan government erects Duterte statue during the launch of anti-drug campaign”
PesaCheck rated this: False.
“Video of a UP BJP leader threatening an old man to vote for BJP”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: After the video went viral, both the persons in the video have clarified that it was just banter. They said that they know each other very well and are relatives. The Uttar Pradesh Police has also clarified the same