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Elections & voting fact checks

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

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FACTLYElections & voting

A recent video of Narendra Modi making ‘vote for India’ slogans and expressing his support for the opposition’s I.N.D.I.A alliance

Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING

The claim concerns a video in which Narendra Modi urges a rally crowd to chant “vote for India.” It was presented as recent footage of him supporting the opposition’s I.N.D.I.A alliance. FACTLY’s review says the clip instead comes from an older speech and that the remarks were unrelated to that alliance: “The video shared in the post shows a clipping of Narendra Modi’s old speech made during the Mahagarjana rally in Mumbai in 2013. Narendra Modi made those remarks as part of the 2014 General Election campaign.” To check the footage, the review reports using reverse image searches on screenshots from the circulating video and searches for relevant keywords. It says these led to a video with similar visuals published by Aaj Tak on 22 December 2013, titled “ ‘Vote for India’ is the slogan for 2014 elections: Modi.” The review also points to a NewX video from December 2013 and a full speech from the rally. Its description of the original footage places the rally in Mumbai and dates it to 22 December 2013: “The full speech of Narendra Modi during the Mahagarjana rally on 22 December 2013 can be seen here.” The review distinguishes those campaign remarks from Modi’s later comments about the opposition alliance. It says he attacked the newly formed bloc, including by suggesting it be renamed “Ghamandiya.” The evidence presented therefore supports the conclusion that the clip was old campaign footage, not recent footage of Modi backing I.N.D.I.A.

FACTLYElections & voting

ABP News opinion poll predicting Congress victory in the upcoming Madhya Pradesh state elections

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

The claim concerns an alleged ABP News report predicting that Congress would win 150–158 seats in the upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly election, with the BJP projected to win 66–75. FACTLY examined that specific circulating report and concluded that it was a digitally altered version of an earlier ABP report, not an authentic poll with those figures. FACTLY describes checking for an ABP report matching the viral claim. Its keyword search found no such report, but did find a warning from ABP’s vice president about a manipulated opinion poll. The investigation then located an ABP report on a C-Voter poll and compared screenshots from that original report with the viral video. FACTLY says the viral version had different results and had been made by changing graphics and voiceovers. The original poll, conducted for ABP by C-Voter between 26 May and 26 June 2023, showed a close contest with only a slight Congress advantage—not the substantial lead shown in the viral report. That comparison of the circulating video with the earlier report is the basis for FACTLY’s conclusion that the viral report was digitally morphed.

BR24 FaktenfuchsElections & voting

"Bleistifte liegen aus, damit Stimmen manipuliert werden können"

Publisher’s rating: Ausradieren von Stimmen ist aufgrund der geltenden Sicherheitsmechanismen sehr unwahrscheinlich, vor allem in einem Ausmaß, das Einfluss auf das Wahlergebnis hätte bei einer Landtags- oder Bundestagswahl. In Bayern sollen in den Kabinen andere Stifte als Bleistifte liegen. Wähler dürfen aber eigene Bleistifte mitbringen.

BR24 FaktenfuchsElections & voting

"Die Briefwahl ist nicht sicher"

Publisher’s rating: Bislang habe gibt es auf Bundesebene oder in Bayern keine Anhaltspunkte für Unregelmäßigkeiten in einem Ausmaß, dass sie das Wahlergebnis beeinflussen könnten.