“6-7 year old boys come to me and whisper in my ear, 'Vote Chor, Gaddi Chor,' because their names have been cut from the voter lists”
Youturn rated this: misleading
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“People in Bihar seem to have started voting even before the elections, for the BJP!”
Youturn rated this: old video
“The video shows a crowd during the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar making way for an ambulance on the road.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video predates the 2025 ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar and is unrelated to the event. It was recorded during the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri, Odisha, where hundrends of volunteers formed a human chain to allow an a…
“The video shows a large crowd that turned out for Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: This viral video is unrelated to Rahul Gandhi’s ongoing ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar. It actually shows the palanquin procession of Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj in Khamgaon, Buldhana district, Maharashtra, in July 2025.
“The video shows Tejashwi Yadav playing the song “BJP and Election Commission Vote Chor Lagela” during the Voter Adhikar Yatra.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The viral video’s audio has been edited to include a satirical parody Bhojpuri song “Vote Chor Lagela”, criticising the BJP and the Election Commission. The original video shows Tejashwi Yadav playing old speeches of Pr…
“The video shows a huge crowd gathered to see Rahul Gandhi during the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video predates the 2025 ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar and is unrelated to the event. It has been online since at least December 2022, and the location is identified as Agra Road, Dausa, Rajasthan.
“The video shows BJP MP Kangana Ranaut criticising the Election Commission over the vote chori controversy.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The viral video is digitally altered. In the original video, BJP MP Kangana Ranaut criticised Rahul Gandhi, alleging he insulted voters and created a spectacle in Parliament. The viral clip was selectively edited to fal…
“The video shows the first day of the 2025 ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video predates the 2025 ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ and is unrelated to it. It was recorded during Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in Raichur, Karnataka, in October 2022 and shared by Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakuma…
“First day of Vote Bachao Adhikar Yatra. The first scene is awesome. One Man One Vote. Bihar is moving towards a big change...”
Youturn rated this: old video
“The viral aerial-view video showing thousands of people on the streets is from Rahul Gandhi’s Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video is not from Bihar. The same video was available online at least since 26 June 2025, and the footage clearly shows the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha. Media reports confirm that the Jagannath Rath Yatra took …
“The video shows a massive crowd gathering at Rahul Gandhi’s recent ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ rally held in August 2025 in Bihar.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The viral video showing a massive crowd is not related to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar or to any of his meetings. It is from a bullock cart race organised at the Hindkesari Ground in Pedgaon, Satara, Ma…
“Video of a protest over the ‘vote chori’ issue directed at BJP MP Kangana Ranaut.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video does not show protests against BJP MP Kangana Ranaut over the ‘vote chori’ issue. It shows Congress leader Jagat Singh Negi facing protests from BJP workers during his visit to disaster-hit areas in Seraj, Man…
“A video shows people thrashing a BJP MLA in Haryana over the vote chori issue.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video is old and unrelated to the 2025 “vote chori” row. It shows a 10 July 2020 incident at the SDO office of the Munak Electricity Department in Gagsina village, Karnal district, Haryana, where a clash broke out b…
“Video shows Rahul Gandhi addressing a gathering from the rooftop of a bus during the ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar in August 2025.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: This viral video is not from the ongoing ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar. It shows Rahul Gandhi addressing university students from the rooftop of a bus in January 2024 during his ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ at the Meghalaya…
“With voting machines, "They say we're going to have the results in two weeks. With paper ballots, you have the results that night.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Machines that tabulate votes are faster and more accurate ballot-counters than humans, according to studies and past election experience. Eliminating vote-counting machines and relying solely on humans to count paper ba…
“We are now the only country in the world that uses mail-in voting.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Visuals of 'vote chori' protests held across India following Rahul Gandhi's 'vote chori' claims.”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: These viral visuals are not related to the ‘Vote Chori’ protests. The first video shows a protest held by Durg district Congress members in May 2025 regarding the implementation of the MNREGA scheme. The second video sh…
“The video shows a village sarpanch being assaulted by locals in Bihar while campaigning for votes in support of an MLA who had left the AIMIM.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The video has no connection to Bihar. It shows an altercation between the relatives of an elected panchayat representative and a group of local residents at the Jamuna (Jamunamukh) Gram Panchayat office in Doboka, Hojai…
“A notification issued by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department states that Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held after November 2025.”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The viral notification is fake. No official notification or credible media reports about Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir were found. Both the Chief Minister of J&K and the Department of Rural Development and Pa…
“Bureau of Labor Statistics employment numbers “were rigged” when the agency revised them “down by almost 900,000 jobs” after the 2024 election.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced an 818,000-job downward revision as part of a standard, annual review process in 2024. The agency didn’t keep this secret until after the November election. It released the data …