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The claim

In a social media post, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah’s office made a grammatically incorrect statement announcing his death.

Rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review says the viral screenshot resulted from Facebook’s incorrect auto-translation of a Kannada post, not an announcement of Siddaramaiah’s death. The original post said he paid respects to actress B. Sarojadevi, who had died on 14 July 2025.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026