Lok Sabha elections are going on all over the country which started on April 19. The 2nd phase of polling has been completed on April 25 and the 3rd phase of polling (today) on May 7 has also been completed.
Fake and edited information is being shared as news on the internet during election time. There is also a need to know the truth of these news.
Spreading news
In this case, the famous English media New York Times has published an article praising the Indian election and the Indian country. Kiran Bedi, the former governor of Pondicherry and former police officer, has posted this article on his X site. This post posted by Kiranbedi has gone viral on the internet.
Verification method
On Kiran Bedi’s post, some social media users claimed that the news was false and that the article was dated 2009. Accordingly, when searching for an article on the 2009 election of the New York Times, the actual article was found.
In that way, it has come to be known that this article has made some changes in the article published by the New York Times in 2009 and spread it on the Internet.
What is the truth?
It has been revealed that some changes have been made in the article published by the New York Times in 2009 and now it is being shared as the published article. Also, Kiran Bedi also posted it on his ex site thinking it was a new article.
Conclusion
An article circulating in the New York Times praising Indian elections and the Indian nation has been proven to be fake.
(This news The Quint Fact Check has been done through the website. Tamil Samayam has translated it correctly without reprinting it and making necessary changes. (This is part of Google’s Shakti Collective initiative for fact-finding.)
