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“UP Exit Polls (2022) by international news agencies (like BBC, The New York Times) predicted a majority for the Bahujan Samaj Party”
Social media posts Claim dated 8 Mar 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

None of the listed international news agencies published any exit polls predicting a majority for the Bahujan Samaj Party in the UP Elections (2022). The posted image is an edited version of the ‘Amar Ujala’ template

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 8 March 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 9 March 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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