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Fact Check: Was EVM Slammed on the Floor During Lok Sabha Election Polling? Unveiling the

People on social media shared a video that said someone broke a machine during the Lok Sabha polls. However, Fact Check has confirmed that this claim is not true. There are seven stages to the
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Fact Check: Did One Person Cast 5 Consecutive Votes for BJP in Assam

Assam’s Karimganj Lok Sabha seat was up for election in the second round on April 26, 2024. Did someone vote five times in a row for the BJP candidate? This question was answered by a
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FACT CHECK: Manipulation of Rahul Gandhi’s Caste Census Speech for Communal Narrative

People on social media have shared a 42-second video clip of Rahul Gandhi talking about the need for a national Socio-Economic and Caste Census that has been changed to give a false impression. The video,
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Fact check: Old Video of BJP Candidate Welcomed with Garland of Shoes, Incorrectly Linked to

Every day, on social media, some video with false claims goes popular. India TV Fact Check is here to warn you about this kind of false material. Some people recently shared a video on social
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Fact Check: Discredited Video of Polling Agent’s Influence in 2024 Lok Sabha Polls

A video that has been widely shared on social media sites appears to show a woman working as a poll worker supposedly swaying the votes of two women. The popular film has been linked to
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Fact Check: PM Modi’s Laptop Distribution Scheme for Students – Separating Truth from Fiction

Just as quickly as social media spreads information, it also spreads fake news, which can trick people who have trouble telling the difference between truth and lies. Similarly, there is a story going around on
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Fact Check: Assessing Claims of Congress Proposing an Inheritance Tax Upon Election Victory

The BJP and the Congress are in a tougher war of words as they prepare for the second round of Lok Sabha Polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the Congress at a gathering in Chhattisgarh
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Unmasking Misinformation: Fact-Checking Avani Dias’ Claims on Coverage Permission

Avani Dias, the South Asia Correspondent for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), recently said that she wasn’t allowed to cover the polls in India. This claim needs to be looked into more closely. In spite
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Viral CGI Video of Floating Cars Misattributed as Real Footage from Dubai

A new video from Dubai is going popular on social media. It shows several expensive cars floating around on inflatable pool floats in a flooded city. Background: On April 16, 2018, Sharjah in the United
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Fact check: Is a Non-Local Contesting Lok Sabha Polls for the First Time

There are many claims about the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir. One is that it is the first time that a candidate from outside of Jammu and Kashmir is running for office
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