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Elections & voting fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about elections & voting. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

5,413 published reviews in this topic

AnnirElections & voting

"مواطن يوثّق بكاميرا هاتفه بيع صناديق الانتخابات في أماكن شراء "الخردة" ويتحدّث بحسرة عن أفعال المسؤولين ومواعيد الانتخابات التي تؤجل في كل عام #ليبيا "

Publisher’s rating: مضلل

Annir reports that the boxes shown in the footage belonged to the former Central Committee for Municipal Council Elections, not the High National Elections Commission. The review says the commission stated its own election materials were secured in storage. [S1]

Fact CrescendoElections & voting

Video shows women shouting abuses at a BJP campaign van ahead of the general elections in 2024

Publisher’s rating: Misleading. This is an old incident that happened in Bihar three years ago. It has nothing to do with the upcoming general election campaign.

Fact Crescendo says the video shows an incident during the 2020 Bihar assembly elections in Kudhni constituency, Muzaffarpur—not a current 2024 election campaign. It reports that women confronted the vehicle, tore posters, and forced it to leave the village.

Fact CrescendoElections & voting

மோடிக்கு ஓட்டுப் போட்ட விரல் இனி இருக்கக் கூடாது என்று கூறி வாக்களித்த விரலை வெட்டிக் கொண்ட வட இந்திய நபர், என்று ஒரு வீடியோ சமூக ஊடகங்களில் பகிரப்பட்டு வருகிறது.

Publisher’s rating: ஃபேக்ட் கிரஸண்டோ ரேட்டிங்: FALSE

The review says the finger-cutting incident was real, but the video was misleadingly presented as showing a man cutting his finger because he voted for Modi. It reports that the man cut his finger to demand justice for his brother and sister-in-law, who died by suicide, and warned that he would send the finger to Modi if authorities took no action.

Fact CrescendoElections & voting

ନିର୍ବାଚନ ପ୍ରଚାର ପାଇଁ ବିଜେପି ନେତା ପ୍ରତାପ ସଡ଼ଙ୍ଗି ଏବଂ ସମ୍ବିତ ପାତ୍ର ସାଇକଲ୍ ଚଲଉଛନ୍ତି।

Publisher’s rating: Misleading. ପୋଷ୍ଟରେ ପ୍ରତାପ ସଡ଼ଙ୍ଗି ଏବଂ ସମ୍ବିତ ପାତ୍ରଙ୍କର ଭାଇରାଲ ଫୋଟୋ ପୁରୁଣା ଅଟେ ଏବଂ ୨୦୨୪ ଲୋକ ସଭା ନିର୍ବାଚନ ସହିତ କୌଣସି ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧ ନାହିଁ।

Logically FactsElections & voting

A video of a man pulling down banners from an electricity pole has been shared online with a claim that he removed posters of the AAP in accordance with the Model Code of Conduct, but BJP flags were left untouched.

Publisher’s rating: False

The video shows a person removing NSUI posters in Jaipur, not AAP posters, and it was filmed on 13 January 2024, before the Model Code of Conduct came into force. The review says the footage was uploaded on 14 January 2024 and concludes the claim is false.

fact crescendoElections & voting

पंजाब के अमृतसर स्थित जलियांवाला बाग के अंदर ईवीएम के खिलाफ बड़ा आंदोलन हुआ।

Publisher’s rating: false. वायरल वीडियो का जलियांवाला बाग और ईवीएम के विरोध से कोई संबंध नहीं है। ये वीडियो हिमाचल प्रदेश में इसी साल जनवरी में आयोजित एक धार्मिक महोत्सव का है।

日本ファクトチェックセンターElections & voting

熊本知事選で不正開票

Publisher’s rating: 誤り

The review says the allegation of fraud in the Kumamoto governor’s election was based on a broadcast declaring a candidate certain to win before counting began. It explains that media outlets made such projections using advance reporting, exit polls and other data; the election commission’s final results showed that Kimura won.