Claim: Update : In light of the 2024 General elections, the same video has been going viral, claiming to depict people destroying EVMs found in BJP leaders' cars. However, as demonstrated below, the visuals are from the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections, showing villagers of Masabinala in Vijayapura district vandalizing electoral materials due to rumors that officials are tampering with EVMs. There is no mention of any political party in the press note released by the Election Commission.
Fact-check: Visuals of mob vandalizing EVMs in Karnataka are falsely attributed to BJP - FACTLY
Verdict: these visuals are from the recently held elections in karnataka. influenced by rumors that officials were tampering with the evms, villagers of masabinala in vijayapura district vandalized the electoral material, being carried by the election officials in duty bound vehicles. there is no mention of any political party in the press note released by the election commission. hence the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Chaitanya
Date published: 2023-05-12T15:26:11