According to a shared image, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the former cricket player, makes an appeal with the public to vote for Congress in the upcoming “general elections 2024.” with his six fingers.

Verified accounts on twitter, including @007AliSohrab tweeted “Why is Dhoni showing his paw after casting his vote?” on April 20, 2024. The tweet has received an about 274.7k views on X.

धोनी वोट देने के बाद पंजा क्यों दिखा रहे? pic.twitter.com/Ub9rbtz3tm

— Ali Sohrab (@007AliSohrab) April 19, 2024

Several other accounts, including @Dharsh_2020, @RjAadhi2point0, @kamaalrkhan, @SavageSiyaram, @HimanshuSi54746, @UWCforYouth, @bloggingpanda87, @Dhonismforlife made the same claim that MS Dhoni is asking the citizens to vote for Congress in the ongoing “general elections 2024.” with his six fingers. The archive can be read from above.

What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact

Actually, these assertions are unfounded and fraudulent. In October 2020, CSK shared the picture on X (Twitter) in celebration of reaching six million followers. Six fingers on Twitter represent six million followers. There is nothing to do with the current “general elections 2024” and the image is not recent.

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Actually, these assertions are unfounded and fraudulent. In October 2020, CSK shared the picture on X (Twitter) in celebration of reaching six million followers. Six fingers on Twitter represent six million followers. There is nothing to do with the current “general elections 2024” and the image is not recent.

The official account of @ChennaiIPL tweeted the picture of MS Dhoni on October 5, 2020.

Nandri filled Thala Dharisanam as our Twitter fam becomes 6 Million Strong! #SixerOnTwitter #WhistlePodu #Yellove 🦁💛 pic.twitter.com/GJc6vBYf39

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) October 5, 2020

Further, also chennaiipl posted the photo in Instagram on October 5, 2020.

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D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:

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ANALYSIS: Misleading

FACT: An image showing former cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni with his six fingers has been shared, claiming that he is asking the citizens to vote for Congress in the ongoing "general elections 2024." Fact is that these claims are fake & baseless.(1/3) pic.twitter.com/kIXc1kYP3v

— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) April 20, 2024

Intent:

Political Influencers are circulating old images of MS Dhoni with false claims to set their narrative to influence the general elections. An image showing former cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni with his six fingers has been shared, claiming that he is asking the citizens to vote for Congress in the ongoing “general elections 2024.” The truth is that these claims are false and unjustified. CSK shared the image in October 2020 in celebration of reaching six million followers on X. The six fingers represent six million Twitter followers. The image is not current and has nothing to do with the current “general elections 2024”.

Conclusion:

Claim : An photograph of former cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni with six fingers has been posted, saying that he is urging citizens to vote for Congress in the ongoing “general elections 2024.”

Fact : Fact is that these claims are fake & baseless. CSK posted the image in October 2020 to celebrate the six million followers on X (Twitter).The six fingers indicate six million followers on Twitter. The image is not recent and has nothing to do with the ongoing “general elections 2024”.

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