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Fact-Check: Fake Dilli Tak Opinion Poll Of Okhla Constituency Viral as Real

The editor of Dilli Tak, Anuradha Tanwar confirmed to The Quint that the graphic was fake.

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As Delhi goes to vote on 5 February, an opinion poll with news outlet, Dilli Tak's, (sister channel of Aaj Tak) logo is being shared on social media.

The graphic is about the Okhla constituency in Delhi.

It shows: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) candidate, Shifa Ur Rehman in the lead with 50.15%, followed by 30.76% to Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Manish Chowdhary, 12.65% to Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) and incumbent Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Amanatullah Khan and the last spot with 4.33% to Congress candidate Ariba Khan.

This graphic is also circulating on WhatsApp. (Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false. The editor of Dilli Tak confirmed to The Quint that the graphic was fake.

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What we found: At first, we checked Dilli Tak's social media handles to check if such a graphic was published, however, did not find anything.

  • We also checked Aaj Tak's page to see if they had posted something similar. However, we did not find anything.

Dilli Tak clarifies: We contacted Anuradha Tanwar, the editor of Dilli Tak who confirmed to us that the graphic was fake.

  • The news outlet also posted on their X account that Dilli Tak had not conducted any such survey. The post called it, "fake."

Recently, a fake graphic of a pre-poll survey with India Today's logo predicting BJP's win in Delhi also went viral on social media platforms. You can read the story here.

Conclusion: A fake opinion poll graphic of the Okhla seat with Dilli Tak's logo went viral to falsely allege AIMIM candidate's lead.

(Not convinced of a post or information you came across online and want it verified? Send us the details on WhatsApp at 9540511818 , or e-mail it to us at webqoof@thequint.com and we'll fact-check it for you. You can also read all our fact-checked stories here.)

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