No Opinion Poll Carried By NDTV For Telangana Elections 2023, Fact Check Report
Spokesman found the viral claim to be false in its investigation
Telangana Elections 2023 Latest News: Amidst the activities of Telangana Elections 2023, a screenshot of an opinion poll on behalf of media organization NDTV is going viral on social media claiming that the Congress government is going to be formed in Telangana. The viral results on behalf of NDTV are as follows;
?INC: 68-76
?BJP: 3-5
?BRS: 30-35
?AIMIM: 5-7
?IND : 2-4
Total Seats: 119
Majority: 60
Congress leader Supriya Shrinate also shared these results. Supriya Shrinate's post and viral graphic post can be seen below:
Spokesman found the viral claim to be false in its investigation. NDTV itself has clarified that this graphic is fake.
-- Spokesman's Investigation
This graphic is going viral in the name of NDTV, so we first visited the official social media accounts of NDTV.
"NDTV Denies"
We got clarification from NDTV's X account regarding this viral graphic. Refuting the viral claim, NDTV wrote, "#FakeNewsAlert | NDTV has not carried any poll of polls for #Telangana2023. Please don't spread fake news."
NDTV clarified that no poll of polls has been conducted by them regarding Telangana elections 2023 and the claim going viral is fake.
Conclusion - Spokesman found the viral claim to be false in its investigation. NDTV itself has clarified that this graphic is fake.