A video showing a large crowd chanting slogans like “EVM Hatao, Desh Bachao” has been circulating on social media, with claims that it shows a protest against the results of the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections. However, this claim is inaccurate. The video is not connected to the Maharashtra elections. It is actually an older clip from February 2024, when protests were held to oppose the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the electoral process.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter) propaganda account @iamAKstalin wrote, “Seeing this crowd, it seems that the people will not allow a new government formed through fraud to be formed in Maharashtra. This crowd against EVM is very huge.” The post has received more than 160k views, 10k likes and a significant number of engagements.
यह भीड़ देखकर लग रही है जनता महाराष्ट्र में चोरी से बनी नई सरकार बनने हि नहीं देंगी।
— A.K. Stalin (@iamAKstalin) November 27, 2024
EVM के खिलाफ यह भीड़ बहुत भारी है। pic.twitter.com/GVGFOoJNyT
Several other users and Influencers have also disseminated the video and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here, @yadav_ram42980, @shyamyadav2408, @mangalazmiINC
The truth about the video shared as Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the video and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis of the video and found that this is an old video from Jan-Feb 2024 and unrelated to the Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a reverse image search of some key frames from the viral video using Google Lens. This led us to a post containing the same video on X, uploaded on February 1, 2024.
Source: X
Taking a cue from the post. We ran a relevant keyword search and found reports about the event. According to reports, It is an older clip from February 2024, when protests were organized to oppose the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the electoral process.
Therefore, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the video was old and unrelated to the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Elections.
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) November 27, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video showing a large crowd chanting slogans like "EVM Hatao, Desh Bachao" is being shared on social media with claims that it depicts a protest against the results of the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections. This claim is misleading. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/P9xHh8yBp5
Intent
Influencers and political workers are circulating old videos with misleading claims to set their political narrative.
Conclusion
Claim– The video shows a massive crowd protesting against the EVM over the Maharashtra Assembly Elections results 2024.
Fact – The video is not recent but an older clip from February 2024, unrelated to the Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024.
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