NAKODAR
The schedule for elections is announced through a press conference and not circulated through text and WhatsApp messages, the Election Commission has clarified after a fake message claiming that the Lok Sabha election is on April 19 started doing the rounds.
The fake message shared the full schedule for the general election. It said the polls would be notified on March 12, bringing the model code of conduct into force. The deadline to file nominations, the fake message said, was March 28. The date of polling in the fake message was April 19 and the result day was May 22.
The fake message, in which a letterhead of the poll body can be seen, started doing the rounds on WhatsApp groups. Many raised questions on how the general election can be conducted in a single phase the confusion, the Election Commission clarified that the viral message is fake. "A fake message is being shared on WhatsApp regarding the schedule for #LokSabhaElections2024. #FactCheck: The message is #Fake. No dates have been announced so far by #ECI," it said in a post on X (Twitter).