Telangana as the state, is all set for the voting on November 30 as the high-octane political campaign will end today at 5 pm. Amid this, news is making rounds on social media site X(Twitter). The news has been accompanied by a screenshot claiming that News Website NDTV has released a poll of polls asserting Congress is set to record a historic win in Telangana Elections 2023.
Claim made through the viral news
Sharing a screenshot on X(Twitter), a user named Queen Lucy wrote: “NDTV Poll of Polls gives Majority to Congress in TELANGANA NDTV Poll of Polls Tracker predicted a historic win for Congress Party with a possibility of getting 75 seats”
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Other users also shared this news
We found that several users shared this news along with a viral screenshot on X(Twitter) and made similar claims.
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Fact-Check
The DFRAC team fact-checked the viral news. On investigation, we found a tweet, containing the viral screenshot, on the official X(Twitter) handle of NDTV with the caption: #FakeNewsAlert | NDTV has not carried any poll of polls for Telangana 2023. Please don’t spread fake news.
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Conclusion
It is clear from DFRAC ‘s Fact-Check that the viral news claiming NDTV released a poll of polls about Congress is completely Fake. Hence, the claim of social media users is false.
Analysis: Fake
