Claim: Update : The same video  is now being shared with claim that the BJP is rigging the 2024 general elections. However, as debunked in the article, the visuals are from the 2022 municipal elections in West Bengal and show a polling agent casting votes on behalf of others at Booth 106 of Ward 33 in South Dum Dum, West Bengal.
Fact-check: Video from 2022 West Bengal Municipal elections is being shared as evidence of rigging in the recently held 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Hyderabad by AIMIM - FACTLY
Verdict: this viral video shows visuals of a rigging incident that occurred during the 2022 municipal elections in west bengal. according to news reports, these visuals show a polling agent casting votes on behalf of others at booth 106 of ward 33 in south dum dum, west bengal. this video has nothing to do with the recently concluded 2024 lok sabha elections in hyderabad. there have been no credible reports of any incidents of rigging occurring in hyderabad during the 2024 lok sabha elections. hence, the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Akshay Kumar Appani
Date published: 2024-05-15T13:41:20