A picture of female voters waiting in queue to cast their vote has gone viral, purporting to be a recent photo from the ongoing ‘general elections 2024’, which includes communal remarks.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @MrSinha_ tweeted “Hindus are relaxed sitting at home whereas “they” are desperate to bring their people back to the power .. This ratio says a lot….!!!!” on April 19, 2024. The tweet has received an about 780.5k views on X.
Hindus are relaxed sitting at home whereas “they” are desperate to bring their people back to the power ..
— Mr Sinha (Modi's family) (@MrSinha_) April 19, 2024
This ratio says a lot….!!!! pic.twitter.com/LaKeF1FFFf
Several other accounts, including @KreatelyMedia, @KumaarSaagar made the same claim that the image showing female voters standing in queue to cast their vote is from the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 and it added communal remarks. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, this is an old photo of voters waiting in queue to cast their votes at a polling station on March 7, 2022, during the last round of the state assembly election in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. It is unrelated to the general elections scheduled for 2024. Its commual nature during the election is not justified, even if that picture is only utilised just for reference. We visited reuters, which published an article on this incident on March 7, 2022 with the headline “Modi’s BJP set to retain India’s most populous state after vote – opinion polls”. Two pictures were uploaded with the caption “Voters stand in queue to cast their vote at a polling station during the last phase of state assembly election in Varanasi in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi” and “A woman leaves after casting her vote as others wait for their turn at a polling station during the last phase of state assembly election in Varanasi in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi”.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: An image showing female voters standing in queue to cast their vote has been shared, claiming to be a recent image from the ongoing "general elections 2024," and making communal remarks. The fact is that this is an old image (1/3) pic.twitter.com/6T2oOFj8Z6
Intent:
Political Influencers are circulating old images with false claims to set their narrative to influence the ongoing general elections. An image showing female voters standing in queue to cast their vote has been shared, claiming to be a recent image from the ongoing “general elections 2024,” and making communal remarks. The truth is that this old photo was taken on March 7, 2022, during the final phase of the state assembly election in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, and it shows voters waiting in line to cast their votes at the polling station. The general elections of 2024 are unrelated to it.
Conclusion:
Claim : A picture of female voters waiting in queue to cast their votes has gone viral, purporting to be a recent photo from the ongoing ‘general elections 2024’, and it include communal remarks.
Fact : The fact is that this is an old image showing voters standing in queue to cast their vote at a polling station during the last phase of the state assembly election in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi on March 7, 2022. It has nothing to do with the general elections 2024.
