A video purporting to show that the Indian Army is being employed by the BJP to cast fake votes and that they were caught red-handed influencing citizens to cast fake votes for the party is doing the rounds.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @EkSawalMaiKaru added “Fake votes are being cast for BJP through the Army…!! Jai to democracy…!!” in a twitter post on May 20, 2024. The tweet has received an about 159.5k views on X.
आर्मी से BJP के लिए फर्जी वोट डलवाए जा रहे हैं…!!
— Ek Jigyasa Hai (@EkSawalMaiKaru) May 20, 2024
जय हो लोकतंत्र की…!!
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Several other accounts, including @Manishkumarttp, @RavinderKapur2, @FaryalBD, @JaiMishra787421 made the same claim that the Indian Army is being employed by the BJP to cast fake votes and has been captured red-handed inside election booths influencing voters to cast fake votes for the BJP. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Inicdent? : Fact
This video is out of context and outdated. The incident in this April 2019 video occurred in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Indian Army has lodged a complaint against unidentified miscreants for attempting to snatch general voters’ voter ID cards, blocking army voters stationed in the Cantonment, and disseminating videos intended to damage the Army’s reputation. So, the claim that the Indian Army being utilised by the BJP to cast fake ballots and that they were caught red-handed influencing voters to cast fake votes for the BJP is not true. Bhindi Bazaar posted the video on Facebook on May 1, 2019 with the caption “Will Election commission take cognisance of such complaints ???”.The Youtube Video was uploaded on May 3, 2019.
@ANI tweeted “Army officials in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, have filed a complaint against unidentified miscreants for trying to snatch voter ID cards of general voters, obstructing Army voters posted in Cantonment there and circulating videos to malign Army image, on April 29.” on May 1, 2019.
Check out the Youtube Video:
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video is being spread with a misleading claim that the Indian Army is being used by BJP to cast fake votes and caught red handed inside the Election Booths to influence voters for fake votes to BJP. This is a old & out-of-context video.(1/3) pic.twitter.com/4mdj35Kyi1
Intent:
Propagandists sharing old content videos with misleading claims to tarnish the Indian Army image and target Govt to influence the ongoing General election. A video is being spread with a misleading claim that the Indian Army is being used by BJP to cast fake votes and caught red handed inside the Election Booths to influence voters for fake votes to BJP. This video is outdated and irrelevant. The incident in this video, which dates from April 2019, took place in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. In an attempt to take general voters’ voter ID cards, the Indian army has filed a complaint against unidentified miscreants for blocking army voters posted in the cantonment and disseminating videos affecting the army’s reputation.
Conclusion:
Claim : There is a video going around that falsely claims the Indian Army is being employed by the BJP to cast fake votes and that they were caught red-handed influencing voters to submit fake votes for the BJP.
Fact : This video is from April 2019, and the incident is from Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. Indian army has filed a complaint against unidentified miscreants for trying to snatch voter ID cards of general voters, obstructing army voters posted in Cantonment there, and circulating videos to malign the Army’s image.
