The claim concerned a social-media news card saying that Rajini Makkal Mandram had applied to the Election Commission to start a new party called Aanmeega Janata Katchi. The review says the card appeared under News7 Tamil’s name and circulated alongside a film scene featuring actors Goundamani and Senthil. It also notes that Rajinikanth had announced plans to start a political party and said he would announce its name and other details in January 2021; that background explains why claims about the proposed party were circulating, but does not establish that this application had been made. To check the card, the review contacted Sughitha, identified as an administrator in News7 Tamil’s digital division. She said the outlet had not published such a report and that its name and logo were being misused on a fake card shared on social media. The review concludes that the application claim was false and that the card had been made and shared on the basis of speculation. Its evidence addresses the card’s claimed News7 Tamil provenance; the excerpt does not describe a separate search of Election Commission application records.

The New York TimesDec 7, 2020Elections & voting

Kelly Loeffler wore a wire during the Georgia Senate debate.

Publisher’s rating: False

Vishvas NewsDec 7, 2020Elections & voting

అమిత్ షా, మమతా బెనర్జీ బెంగాల్‌లో అసెంబ్లీ ఎన్నికలకు ముందు సమావేశమయ్యారు.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

Vishvas News investigated a viral photograph shared with the claim that Amit Shah and Mamata Banerjee had met to discuss West Bengal’s assembly elections. The review says the photograph was old and that the claim linking it to the elections was false. It describes the image as showing the two leaders at a dining table, alongside Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. [S1]

Vishvas NewsDec 7, 2020Elections & voting

బెంగాల్ అసెంబ్లీ ఎన్నికలలో బిజెపి AIMIM తో ఒప్పందం కుదుర్చుకుంది.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

ComprovaDec 4, 2020Elections & voting

Candidato a vereador na Paraíba diz que na sessão em que votou não recebeu nenhum voto, nem o seu foi computado

Publisher’s rating: ENGANOSO: Um candidato a vereador pelo MDB disse não ter tido nenhum voto na seção onde ele próprio votou, mas documentos oficiais da Justiça Eleitoral mostram que ele teve dois votos no local

Deutsche Presse-AgenturDec 3, 2020Elections & voting

Nach der Präsidentschaftswahl in den USA haben Donald Trump und seine Anhänger immer wieder behauptet, seine Niederlage sei nur durch Manipulation zustande gekommen. Eine solche Manipulation hat zwar laut dem US-Justizministerium nicht stattgefunden. Dennoch kursieren im Internet weiter entsprechende Gerüchte. So soll es in Frankfurt am Main angeblich eine Razzia des US-Militärs in einer Einrichtung mit Datenservern gegeben haben, heißt es in einem Facebook-Beitrag (hier archiviert). Verlinkt wird dabei auf einen Text mit der Überschrift «Bericht: US-Armee führte Razzia bei CIA in Frankfurt wegen "US-Wahlmanipulation" durch». Auch in Form von Fotos oder Screenshots wird in sozialen Medien vielfach die Behauptung einer derartigen Durchsuchung verbreitet.

Publisher’s rating: Für das Gerücht von der Razzia gibt es keinerlei Belege. Das US-Militär hat dementiert, dass eine solche Durchsuchung stattgefunden hat. Das bestätigen auch deutsche Behörden. Die Firma, der die Datenserver gehören sollen, teilte zudem mit, dass sie in Frankfurt gar keine Server betreibt.