An old video of a truck rumoured to be carrying Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in Bihar is being falsely shared on social media as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers bringing vehicles to swap voting machines in West Bengal.
BOOM found the video is from November 2025 in Bihar, when a truck entering the Sasaram counting center had led to “vote theft” allegations. Bihar election officials later claimed it was carrying empty steel boxes, not EVMs.
The Claim:
The caption when translated from Hindi reads, "How trucks filled with EVMs are being brought by BJP"
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What We Found:
1) Old Video From Bihar
We broke the video into keyframes and ran a reverse image search using Google Lens, which showed the video predates the ongoing West Bengal elections and is from Bihar in November 2025, during the Bihar assembly election.
Video reports, including by Navbharat Times, stated the video showed protests at the Sasaram counting centre after a truck arrived amid allegations of EVM tampering.
2) Bihar EC Officials dismissed EVM Swap claims
Rashtriya Janata Dal had shared the video on X on November 12, 2025, alleging irregularities and claiming the truck entering the Sasaram counting center was loaded with EVMs.
However, Rohtas district administration dismissed the claim. District Magistrate Udita Singh had claimed that the truck was carrying empty steel boxes, not EVMs, and that it was inspected in front of candidates and supporters. EC officials added the inspection was video-recorded and no EVMs were found, dismissing the “vote theft” claims.