Fact Check: Dainik Bhaskar did not publish any poll survey report claiming that INDIA Alliance would cross 200 seats

Ahead of the general elections, a lot of fake information is being shared on different social media platforms. Nowadays, an image that looks like a newspaper clipping having the title of Dainik Bhaskar is being circulated with a poll survey.

Social media users shared the image with a claim “Dainik Bhaskar-Nelson Survey: In 10 states INDIA alliance is leading & could cross 200 in these 10 states alone. Even in the Hindi heartland states, Modi's image is not enough to get votes for the BJP. NDA is looking at washouts from Bihar, Bengal & Maharashtra”. Along with the common public, this post was shared by several political leaders on their social media accounts.  

Fact Check: After careful observation of the newspaper clip we found the claim is False; on April 13, 2024, no such survey report was published by Dainik Bhaskar which was circulated on social media.

When we searched for the April 13 newspaper, Bhopal Edition of Dainik Bhaskar, we could not find any survey report on that particular page.

As per Google Reverse image search, we found on April 13, 2024, Dainik Bhaskar shared the false newspaper clip on its social media handle and in the post, it also mentioned “#FakeNews : यह सर्वे फेक है, जिसे कुछ असामाजिक तत्वों ने तैयार किया है... दैनिक भास्कर ऐसे किसी भी कंटेंट का दावा नहीं करता है... ऐसे लोगों पर सख्त कार्रवाई होनी चाहिए”

When translated to English, it reads: “This survey is fake, which has been prepared by some anti-social elements. Dainik Bhaskar does not claim to have produced any such content. Action should be taken against those people who fabricated & shared this false Survey poll.”

During the search, we also found Rajasthan State Editor of Dainik Bhaskar (Digital) Kiran Rajpurohit also share this paper clip in his social media with a caption “भास्कर के नाम से लोकसभा चुनाव का FAKE सर्वे वायरल:* सर्वे के नतीजों में I.N.D.I.A गठबंधन 10 राज्यों में आगे; जानिए पूरी सच्चाई 

When translated, it reads: “Fake survey of Lok Sabha elections in the name of Bhaskar goes viral: In the survey results, INDIA alliance is ahead in 10 states; know the whole truth”.

When we clicked the link shared by Kiran Rajpurohit, we found a detailed article published by Dainik Bhaskar where it was mentioned that the viral pot is fake.

Hence, it is proved that the viral paper clip is false. Dainik Bhaskar didn’t publish the poll survey report in circulation on social media.