“Video of BJP distributing money in the ongoing 2022 assembly elections”
What FACTLY found
The video is old and not related to the ongoing assembly elections 2022. The video claiming that BJP distributed ten thousand rupees per voter is from Huzurabad by-poll in Telangana which was held in October 2021. Videos claiming cash for votes by both BJP and TRS went viral during the campaigning for the Huzurabad by-poll. Recently, amidst the 2022 assembly elections, video of a BJP candidate’s son distributing cash went viral, in response to which the EC served a notice to the candidate
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 February 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 February 2022, 2 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.