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“Video showing rigging by AIMIM in Hyderabad’s Bahadurpura during the recently held 2024 Lok Sabha elections.”
Social media posts Claim dated 15 May 2024.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING

What FACTLY found

This viral video shows visuals of a rigging incident that occurred during the 2022 municipal elections in West Bengal. According to news reports, these visuals show a polling agent casting votes on behalf of others at Booth 106 of Ward 33 in South Dum Dum, West Bengal. This video has nothing to do with the recently concluded 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Hyderabad. There have been no credible reports of any incidents of rigging occurring in Hyderabad during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

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In short

This claim spread on social media around 15 May 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 15 May 2024. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.

Where the claim appeared

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