A video showing a man throwing ink at an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and being apprehended by police has resurfaced online. However, this incident is not recent and is unrelated to the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. The event actually occurred during the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, involving a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader named Sunil Khambe.
An image circulating on social media falsely claims to show the Muslim population voting in the 2024 Lok Sabha Election, while Hindus are not participating. However, this image is from 2022 and is unrelated to the upcoming election.
A viral video showing a man removing slips from a voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) is being falsely linked to the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. The video, which has been traced back to at least December 2022, shows a scene from a strong room in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar constituency. The Collector and District Magistrate of Bhavnagar has confirmed that the VVPAT slips were removed and put in a black envelope as per the instructions given by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The ECI’s website also provides instructions on the steps to be followed to remove the VVPAT slips after the completion of voting.
A video of a rally where ‘anti-Hindu’ slogans were reportedly raised is being shared as a recent event. The rally allegedly took place in Kerala, and claims allege that it was organized by the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance’s member, the Muslim League. However, the video is not recent and dates back to 2023. The rally was part of a protest against violence in Manipur, and slogans threatening to hang Hindus in front of temples and burn them alive were allegedly chanted.
A video clip of Rahul Gandhi has been circulating on social media, where he is heard promising to credit one lakh rupees annually and 8,500 rupees monthly to the bank accounts of unemployed youth who spend time on social media. However, this claim is based on a misleading edit of Gandhi’s speech. In the full video, Gandhi was actually talking about the Congress party’s ‘Right to Apprenticeship’ scheme, which is aimed at providing one-year apprenticeships to diploma and college graduates under the age of 25. The program includes an annual stipend of one lakh rupees for participants.
An image circulating on social media claiming that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is on the cover of Forbes magazine’s April issue and named the ‘most powerful man’ is false. The image is fabricated; the April issue of the magazine features American investor and businessman Todd Boehly.
