Fake ‘NDTV poll of polls’ graphic predicts Congress victory in Karnataka elections
NewsMeter found that NDTV, in a tweet, clarified that the viral infographic is fake.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 4 May 2023 10:09 AM GMT
(Source: Twitter/@babusinhsolank5)
Hyderabad: A viral graphic reportedly by NDTV showing a compilation of several opinion polls and predicting a clear majority for the Congress party in the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections is doing the rounds on social media.
(Source: Twitter/@babusinhsolank5)
Many Twitter users are sharing the graphic. (Click here, here, here, here, and here for more posts.)
Karnataka will vote for 224 constituencies on 10 May and the results will be declared on 14 May.
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that NDTV, in a tweet, clarified that the viral infographic is fake.
We ran a keyword search but did not find any recent Poll of Polls tracker published by the NDTV. However, we came across a 2018 article by the channel on Poll of Exit poll predicting a hung Assembly with BJP emerging as the single largest party in the 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections.
The format of the infographic showing the numbers predicted by various exit polls is similar to the viral graphic. This raised doubts that the viral graphic could be morphed.
(Source: NDTV)
Finally, we found a tweet by NDTV from 3 May which said that the viral graphic predicting Congress' victory in the Karnataka polls is fake. It also said that the channel will publish the real Poll of Exit Polls on the evening of 10 May.
From this, we conclude that NDTV has not published a Poll of Polls tracker predicting the Congress majority in the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections. Hence, the viral graphic is misleading.
