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      Fake Lokmat Graphic Claims Nana Patole Set To Resign From Congress

      BOOM found that the viral graphic is morphed and was created by editing graphics used in a special Maharashtra election show aired on the channel.

      By -  Nivedita Niranjankumar
      Published -  24 Oct 2024 4:31 PM IST
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      Fake Lokmat Graphic Claims Nana Patole Set To Resign From Congress
      CLAIMViral graphic designed like a news bulletin by Marathi news channel News18 Lokmat claims Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole is resigning
      FACT CHECKBOOM found that the viral graphic is fake and that the channel has also denied running any such news.

      A viral graphic designed like a newsbreak by News18 Lokmat claiming Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole is resigning from the party, is morphed and fake.

      Assembly elections in Maharashtra are scheduled for November 20, 2024, with results set to be announced on November 23.

      The electoral battle in Maharashtra, is set to be aggresive given the existing complex nature of the alliance government at the helm. Currently the state is led by the Mahayuti alliance comprised of the chief minister Eknath Shinde led Shiv Sena, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). In opposition is the Maha Vikas Aghadi an alliance between Uddhav Thackery led Shiv Sena (Shiv Sena UBT), Congress and the Sharad Pawar faction of the NCP.

      Apart from their names, the parties in both the alliances have little in common with the difference of opinion visible across seat sharing talks and campaign speeches.

      The viral graphic has been designed to look like a breaking news alert about Nana Patole, president of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) by News18 Lokmat, the Marathi language news channel with text in Marathi on a red background.

      The text on top has the name of the channel's special election related show, Maharashtracha Mahasangram (original text : महाराष्ट्राचा महासंग्राम), with thumbail sized photos of the leaders from the two alliances flanking the sides. The logo of the news channel is visible on the top right corner and a ticker headline visible at the bottom.

      The text in Marathi translates in English to, "Upset Nana Patole preparing to leave Congress"

      पूर्ण वाट लावल्याशिवाय सोडू नका कांग्रेस नाना 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/R63QFn1cbi

      — Trupti Garg (@garg_trupti) October 22, 2024


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      FACT CHECK

      We first ran a specific keyword search using the name of the show - Maharashtracha Mahasangram to find text seen on the viral graphic but while we found several episodes of the show mentioned, none of them carried any news about Patole exiting Congress as being claimed in the viral graphic.

      We compared the viral graphic with some of the other Maharashtra Mahasangram episodes and found that none of them carry tickers on the screen for the duration of the special show.

      The original show by the channel can be seen below:


      We also did not find any other news channel or verified report supporting the claim that Patole was resigning from the Congress party.

      Also Read:Old Video Of Stacks Of Currency Notes Falsely Linked To Pune Cash Seizure

      Additionally, the channel News18 Lokmat put out a clarification on X, calling out the viral graphic as fake and denied reporting any such information

      न्यूज18 लोकमतच्या नावाने काँग्रेसचे प्रदेशाध्यक्ष नाना पटोले यांच्या संदर्भात अशी फेक पोस्ट व्हायरल होत आहे. संबंधित वृत्त हे खोटे आहे. याचा न्यूज18 लोकमतशी काहीही संबंध नाही. न्यूज18 लोकमतने असे कोणतेही वृत्त दिले नाही. pic.twitter.com/NcVfJWHSe2

      — News18Lokmat (@News18lokmat) October 22, 2024

      BOOM has debunked several fake news graphic being shared in the run up to the polls. Read all Maharashtra assembly election related fact-checks here.


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      Maharashtamaharashtra newsMaha Vikas AghadiMaharashtra Elections 2024Indian National Congress (INC)
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