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“Video message of Prakash Raj asking not to waste vote on Congress in the 2023 Karnataka elections”
Social media posts Claim dated 5 May 2023.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING

What FACTLY found

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 2019 election as an independent candidate and ended up in the third place. The video has nothing to do with the upcoming elections

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

In short

This claim spread on social media around 5 May 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 8 May 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.

Where the claim appeared

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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.