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The video, shared by Congress on X, shows several people making serious claims about fake voters and missing names in the electoral roll
The Election Commission flagged Congress’ video as “misleading” and posted a fact-check on its official handle on X. (image via @ECISVEEP)
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday slammed the Congress party over a video shared on social media, calling it AI-generated and “not real”.
The poll body said the video is a “clear attempt to mislead the people of Bihar”.
The video, posted on Congress’s official X handle on Saturday, shows several people making serious claims about fake voters and missing names in the electoral roll. It features a woman saying real voters were shown as dead, an old man claiming 80 fake voters were registered at his address, and another man saying his voting rights had been “stolen”. These scenes include a disclaimer saying they are AI-generated.
The video ends by urging people to join Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar to protest alleged “vote theft” and irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls in the state.
Hours after the video was posted, the Election Commission flagged it as “misleading” and posted a fact-check on its official handle on X. It said the video is false and added that the electoral roll in Bihar is being prepared as per law, with full transparency.
The Commission explained that the process involves the Sub-Divisional Magistrates (SDMs), Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), and more than 90,000 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) across the state. It also said every voter in the Assembly constituency takes part in the verification process.
The ECI further stated that more than 1.6 lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) from all 12 recognised political parties, including the Congress, are involved in the voter roll update.
The poll body warned that spreading false information can damage public trust in elections and urged people not to fall for digitally altered videos.
Meanwhile, the Congress has claimed the video showed the real concerns about voter data and called for action through Gandhi’s yatra. The ECI, however, maintained that the SIR process is being carried out fairly and transparently with the involvement of all stakeholders.
(With inputs from agencies)
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