Lokmat graphics on Maharashtra Congress Chief Nana Patole resignation fake

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What is the claim?

There may still be three weeks left for the assembly elections in Maharashtra scheduled for November 20, but many claims are being made on social media about political parties and leaders. Meanwhile, a news graphic of News18 Lokmat related to Maharashtra Congress State President Nana Patole is going viral, in which it has been claimed that Nana Patole, who is angry with the Congress, is preparing to leave the party.

The viral graphic has been designed by Marathi language news channel News18 Lokmat as a breaking news alert about Nana Patole, with text in Marathi on a red background.

This graphic is being shared widely on X (formerly Twitter). Archived versions of these posts Here And Here See.

Screenshots of viral posts. (Source: X/Screenshot)

However, our investigation revealed that Lokmat did not publish any such news regarding Nana Patole, and the channel has clarified that the viral graphic is fake.

How did we find out the truth?

We first searched for keywords related to Lokmat’s tagline ‘Maharashtracha Mahasangram’ in relation to the Maharashtra Assembly elections, to find the text visible in the viral graphic. We closely analyzed news bulletins focused on Maharashtra elections, but did not find any mention of the claims made in the viral graphics.

On the contrary, in bulletins on different dates, we found Maharashtra Congress state president Nana Patole standing with Mahavikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders. press conference Giving updates on Congress candidates and the party’s election plans. Comment Are shown doing.

We compared the viral graphic with other episodes of ‘Maharashtracha Mahasangram’ and found that none of these episodes had any ticker on the screen during the show.

Apart from this, we did not find any other news channels or news reports supporting the claim of Nana Patole resigning from the Congress Party. On examining recent reports about Nana Patole, there are statements about his election as Congress state president, allies and opposition parties.

News18 Lokmat also x (archive Here) issued a clarification, denying the publication of any such information report, calling the viral graphic fake.

Screenshot of News18 Lokmat’s ex-post. (Source: X/Screenshot)

In recent days, a statement by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut was in public opinion. fake graphic Was introduced through; At the same time, a fabrication by Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray. statement The news of ABP Group’s Marathi channel ABP Majha was shared as a graphic, which was fact checked by Logically Facts.

decision

Our investigation so far makes it clear that the viral Lokmat graphic is fake, and the channel has denied publishing any such information report.

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