A fake graphic is being shared as the NDTV poll of polls survey for the 2023 Telangana Elections - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 28, 2023
A graphic purportedly showing the result of the NDTV poll of polls survey of the 2023 Telangana Assembly Elections is being shared on social media. As per this graphic, the Indian National Congress is going to win in the elections. Let’s fact-check this claim through this article.
Claim: NDTV poll of polls survey of the upcoming Telangana Assembly elections 2023 predicts a victory of the Indian National Congress party.
Fact: NDTV clarified on X (formerly Twitter) that they have not carried out any poll of polls survey, and that this graphic is fake. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
To learn more about the viral claim, we performed a keyword search on the internet. This search led us to a tweet of NDTV which also contained the same viral graphic. NDTV categorically denied carrying out a poll of polls survey and urged people not to spread fake news.
#FakeNewsAlert | NDTV has not carried any poll of polls for #Telangana2023. Please don’t spread fake news.
For fastest and most accurate election results, do log on to https://t.co/Fbzw6n9j4d on Sunday pic.twitter.com/7ehK3ysdeQ
This makes it clear that the graphic being shared is fake. Additionally, the Assembly Elections of Telangana will be held on 30 November 2023 with the counting of votes scheduled to be held on 3 December 2023.
To sum up, NDTV has not carried out this purported poll of polls survey which projects a victory of the Indian National Congress in the upcoming 2023 Telangana Assembly Elections.