There has been talk of electoral fraud in Hyderabad during the general elections of 2024, based on a video that has been circulated showing a man repeatedly pressing the EVM button.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @9Modiji tweeted “Madhavi Lata ji, this is the video where a man is continuously pressing the EVM button, @Kompella_MLatha” on May 16, 2024. The tweet has received an about 818.2k views on X.
माधवी लता जी यही है वो वीडियो जहाँ एक आदमी लगातार ईवीएम का बटन दबा रहा है ,@Kompella_MLatha pic.twitter.com/qRbazsoDCn
— Narendra Modi Pariwar (@9Modiji) May 16, 2024
Several other accounts, including @The_TanmayPatel, @NaveenM96466923 made the same claim that a video of a man continuously pressing the EVM button has been published, implying electoral fraud in Hyderabad during the general elections of 2024. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, this is an old footage from West Bengal, where the incident happened in February 2022 during the WB Municipal Elections. The video is not current and is unrelated to the general elections that are taking place in 2024. The video is not from Hyderabad at all. CPIM West Bengal posted the video on Facebook on Feb 26, 2022 with the caption “Voting for development! Dedar Chappa is going on. Lakeview School, Booth No. 108, Ward 33, South Dum Dum Municipality.” The video was uploaded in Youtube on Feb 27, 2022.
@BJP4Bengal tweeted “TMC forces pressing the button before going to press the voting button. Stop the farce in the name of election! Democracy today is ashamed, looted by TMC supporters!” on Feb 27, 2022.
TMC forces pressing the button before going to press the voting button.
— BJP West Bengal (@BJP4Bengal) February 27, 2022
Stop the farce in the name of election! Democracy today is ashamed, looted by TMC supporters! pic.twitter.com/EeYUTOPggH
Further, @INCWestBengal tweeted “See how Chappa is voting! The state’s democracy is in danger today. Let’s raise our voice together against it. #TMClootsVote” on Feb 28, 2022.
কিভাবে ছাপ্পা ভোট দিচ্ছে দেখুন! রাজ্যের গণতন্ত্র আজ বিপন্ন।
— West Bengal Congress (@INCWestBengal) February 28, 2022
আসুন এর বিরুদ্ধে একসাথে আওয়াজ তুলি।#TMClootsVote pic.twitter.com/0ygORJkDXQ
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) May 16, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows a man pressing EVM button repeatedly has been shared claiming to be electoral fraud in Hyderabad during the general elections 2024. The fact is that this is an old video from West Bengal (1/3) pic.twitter.com/rMKjmVcojr
Intent:
Political influencers are circulating old videos with false claims to set their narrative to influence the ongoing general elections. A video that shows a man pressing EVM button repeatedly has been shared claiming to be electoral fraud in Hyderabad during the general elections 2024. The incident in question happened during the WB Municipal Elections in February 2022, as this is an old footage from West Bengal. There is nothing to do with the current general elections of 2024 and the video is not recent.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video purporting to depict election fraud in Hyderabad during the general elections of 2024 has been circulated. It shows a man continuously pressing the EVM button.
Fact : The fact is that this is an old video from West Bengal where this incident occurred during WB Municipal Elections in February 2022. The video is not recent and has nothing to do with ongoing general elections 2024.
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