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“Video of Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai crying after losing the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.”
Social media posts Claim dated 5 Jun 2024.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING

What FACTLY found

This video predates the 2024 Lok Sabha election results. It is actually from April 2024, when Annamalai reportedly broke down while speaking to the elderly at an old age home in Coimbatore

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

In short

This claim spread on social media around 5 June 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 11 June 2024, 6 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.