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Social... HoaXposed # Fact Check: EVMs haven’t been stolen ahead of Lok Sabha elections. Social media posts are fake ## Some social media accounts have wrongly claimed that 1.9 million EVMs were stolen to influence the Lok Sabha election results. 19 April, 2024 07:56 pm IST Reported By:Vishvas News | Edited By: ThePrint 1 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Linkedin ![\\"Credit:](\\" content/uploads/2024/04/FALSE-5-696x392.jpg?compress=true&quality=80&w=800&dpr=1\\") Credit: Vishvas News Follow Us : ![\\"google](\\" content/themes/Newspaper/images/google- news.png?compress=true&quality=80&w=50&dpr=1\\") ![\\"whatsapp](\\" content/themes/Newspaper/images/whatsapp.png?compress=true&quality=80&w=50&dpr=1\\") Text Size: A- A+ New Delhi: Before the first phase of voting in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections started on 19 April, many users on various social media platforms claimed that 1.9 million Electronic Voting Machines have gone “missing” under a conspiracy to influence election results. Vishvas News found in its investigation that this claim is false. The Election Commission has called it fake. In March this year, the Supreme Court also dismissed the claims of missing EVMs. ### What’s viral? Social media user ‘Nihal Singh Nigam’ shared a post claiming, “1.9 million EVM machines were stolen, and there’s still no trace.” The post has since gone viral. Several other users across different social media platforms have shared it. Show Full Article ![\\"\\"](\\" content/uploads/2024/04/EVM_Stolen.png?compress=true&quality=80&w=800&dpr=1\\") ### Investigation: Based on the claims made in the viral post, we found several news reports on the issue. According to a report by The Economic Times on March 15, “The Supreme Court dismissed the petition on Friday, which alleged the disappearance of 1.9 million EVMs under the supervision of the Election Commission between 2016 and 2019, to influence the Lok Sabha election results.” ![\\"\\"](\\" content/uploads/2024/04/ET_EVM-1-1024x623-1.png?compress=true&quality=80&w=1024&dpr=1\\") The report further states, “The INC had claimed in its plea that 1.9 million EVMs had gone ‘missing’, which the Supreme Court deemed ‘completely unsubstantiated’ and dismissed.” Reports of ‘missing’ EVMs had emerged even in 2019. Frontline and TV9 Bharatvarsh had published reports on this, upon which the Election Commission had clarified through a tweet that the reports were baseless. > Regarding the story & news reports,it is clarified > that there is no truth in contention that \"20 lakh EVMs are missing\". The > news report is based on inaccurate & specious misinterpretation of partial > facts obtained frm RTI frm multiple Public Authorities > > — Spokesperson ECI (@SpokespersonECI) May 9, 2019 The Election Commission recently issued a clarification, after the Supreme Court’s decision, to debunk the fake claim. > The world’s largest democracy’s General Elections are here! > #LokSabhaElections2024 > > Check out the phase wise schedule of General Elections to Lok Sabha > #Elections2024.👇✨#ElectionCommission #electiondate #ChunavKaParv #DeshKaGarv > pic.twitter.com/Vwoyjm3dcu > > — Election Commission of India (@ECISVEEP) March 16, 2024 The issue is also mentioned in the FAQ section on the Election Commission’s website. We contacted officials of the Election Commission regarding the viral claim. They said that clarification has been issued on this matter on their official social media handles and website. ### Conclusion: The claim of 1.9 million EVMs being “missing” before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, purportedly to influence the results, is fake. This story was originally published by Vishvas News, as part of the Shakti Collective. Except for the headline, excerpt and introduction para, this story has not been edited by ThePrint staff. Subscribe to our channels on YouTube, Telegram & WhatsApp Support Our Journalism India needs fair, non-hyphenated and questioning journalism, packed with on- ground reporting. ThePrint – with exceptional reporters, columnists and editors – is doing just that. Sustaining this needs support from wonderful readers like you. Whether you live in India or overseas, you can take a paid subscription by clicking here. Support Our Journalism __ * Tags * 2024 Lok Sabha Elections * EVM Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Linkedin #### 1 COMMENT 1. ![\\"Avatar\\"](\\" Suresh Bopparaju April 21, 2024 At 8:00 am This report titled “fact check” would have been credible if the allegations were countered with facts. But the only counters I see are statements from the EC and SC. But no substantive points about the numbers of EVNs actually manufactured and actually then possession of by the ECI. Reply ### LEAVE A REPLY Cancel Comment: Please enter your comment! Name:* Please enter your name here Email:* You have entered an incorrect email address! Please enter your email address here Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ #### Most Popular ### Up to 10.4 lakh deaths in India in 2019 due to antibiotic-resistant superbugs, says Lancet report Sumi Sukanya Dutta - September 17, 2024 ### Pashtuns in KP are becoming less tolerant of Pakistan Army & state. 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19 million Electronic Voting Machines have gone missing under a conspiracy to influence election results