A video allegedly showing voting fraud at one of the polling booths, is doing rounds on social media with a claim that the video is from Karnataka.
The video was shared with the caption: र्नाटक राज्य में ऐसे दादागिरी से वोटिंग बूथ पर कारनामे हुए बोगस वोटिंग* *क्या इसकी जांच और सख्त कार्यवाही होगी पूछता है सारा भारत
(English Translation: Bogus voting happened at the voting booth with such bullying in Karnataka state…Whole India is asking if it will be investigated and strict action will be taken)
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim and found it to be False.
Extracting keyframes from the viral video and performing a Reverse Image Search, we found the YouTube channel of TV9BanglaLive carrying the same video on February 27, 2022.
The video description in Bangla states: “Voting for Ward No. 33 of South Dum Dum Municipality is going on at Lakeview School. The agent himself stopped the voters and pressed the button on EVM. Watch that video.”
Another news report published on February 27, 2022, that carried glimpses of the viral video. According to the report, “The video is from Booth No. 108, Ward No. 33, South Dum Dum. In this video, it is seen that Trinamool workers occupied the booth.” The report stated that BJP leader Agnimitra Pal shared the video.”
So, we can conclusively say that this video is not related to the Karnataka assembly elections.
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