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Fact check: Labour and the Conservatives most likely to win in Central Devon
Publisher’s rating: The bar chart is accurate in the numbers it displays, but does not make clear that these results were achieved in different years.
Das Video beweist, dass Stimmzettel vernichtet wurden.
Publisher’s rating: In dem Video sind Stimmzettel für eine Juniorwahl an einer Schule in Nordrhein-Westfalen zu sehen, die parallel zur Europawahl lief. Sie ist zwar realitätsnah, wirkt sich jedoch nicht auf die Zusammensetzung des Parlaments aus.
De Kiesraad van Georgia concludeerde dat Biden de presidentsverkiezingen van 2020 heeft "gestolen," omdat er 380.000 'ballot images' vermist zijn.
Publisher’s rating: Nee. De video toont een zitting van de State Election Board, de Kiesraad van Georgia. Die concludeerde niet dat Biden de verkiezingen heeft "gestolen". Er zijn ook geen 380.000 stemafbeeldingen verdwenen. Stemafbeeldingen zijn geen stembiljetten en worden niet geteld. Zelfs als ze waren verdwenen, had dat de uitslag niet veranderd of ongeldig gemaakt.
വടകരയിൽ ഹിന്ദു വോട്ടുകൾ നഷ്ടമാകാൻ കാരണം മുസ്ലിം കുടുംബത്തിന്റെ പിന്തുണയെന്ന് കെ.കെ.ശൈലജ
Publisher’s rating: False
Videonun Avrupa Parlamentosu seçim sonuçlarının ardından sevinen Fransızları gösterdiği iddiası
Publisher’s rating: Yanlış
The review found that the video was posted before the European Parliament elections and showed a pre-election event hosted by France’s National Rally (RN), not post-election celebrations. It says the footage was from the party’s final major gathering before the election, held on June 2, 2024.
Video shows 'celebrations in Ayodhya' after BJP's Lok Sabha poll loss
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
Ерөнхийлөгч асан Ц.Элбэгдорж болон Ардчилсан намаас нэр дэвшигч Ч.Лодойсамбуу нар саунд сууж буй
Publisher’s rating: Эвлүүлэг
The review says a photo circulated claiming that former president Ts. Elbegdorj and Democratic Party candidate Ch. Lodoisambuu were together in a sauna. It reports that their faces were composited onto a photo taken at a sauna in Beijing in 2011.
BJP won 282 seats with a 31% vote share in 2014. In 2019, their vote share increased to 37%, resulting in 303 seats. In the 2024 General Elections, BJP won 240 seats with a 39% vote share.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY reports that the BJP won 282 seats with 31.34% of the vote in 2014 and 303 seats with 37.7% in 2019. For 2024, it reports 240 seats and 36.56% of the vote—not 39%—so the vote share declined from 2019. The review concludes that the claim is misleading.
Video of Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai crying after losing the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The video predates the election results and shows Annamalai crying while speaking to elderly people at a Coimbatore old age home in April 2024. It was falsely presented as footage of him crying after losing the polls.
২০২৪ চনৰ সাধাৰণ নিৰ্বাচনত পৰাস্ত হোৱাৰ পাছত এইদৰে কন্দা নাছিল বিজেপি নেত্ৰী নৱনীত ৰানাই।
Publisher’s rating: মিছা
ലോക്സഭാ തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പിൽ മത്സരിച്ച നാല് പ്രമുഖ സ്ഥാനാർത്ഥികൾ തോറ്റത് ഒരുപോലെ 19,731 വോട്ടുകൾക്ക്
Publisher’s rating: false
Prominent leaders such as Navaneet Rana, Madhavi Latha and Kanhaiya Kumar lost the 2024 Lok Sabha election by a margin of 19,731 votes.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review found that the viral clipping was digitally edited: only Navaneet Rana lost by 19,731 votes, while Madhavi Latha and Kanhaiya Kumar lost by larger margins. It cites election results showing Madhavi Latha lost by 338,087 votes and Kanhaiya Kumar by 138,778 votes.
Prominent leaders such as Navaneet Rana, Madhavi Latha and Kanhaiya Kumar lost the 2024 Lok Sabha election by a margin of 19,731 votes
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the viral clipping was digitally edited to make it appear that all the named leaders lost by the same margin. It reports that only Navaneet Rana lost by 19,731 votes; Madhavi Latha and Kanhaiya Kumar lost by substantially larger margins.