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      Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have been a significant part of our electoral process since their first large-scale use in the 2004 general elections. It was initially introduced to combat the challenges of booth capturing and vote rigging associated with paper ballots. EVMs were aimed to streamline the voting process for the vast electorate. Overtime, it has become a focal point of debate. Questions about its transparency and the possibility of tampering have surfaced leading to a trust deficit in some quarters. EVMs represent a step towards modernizing a country’s voting infrastructure, reflecting an ongoing effort to enhance the efficiency and integrity of the electoral process.

      BOOM has fact-checked several videos of EVM that have been shared with misleading claims. In April 2024, BOOM factchecked a video that was being shared falsely claiming that it showed a man voting for the BJP five times on an EVM machine in Assam.

      We found that the viral video was captured during a mock poll and the votes cast were cleared before actual polling began. A mock poll was conducted prior to the official polling as part of the standard procedure to ensure the integrity of the electoral process, and the EVMs are reset to zero before the commencement of actual polling. After the video went viral, the District Election Officer (DEO) clarified that the viral video was taken during a mock poll.

      BOOM debunked another misleading video in the same month, which had claimed that “a man damaged an EVM machine amidst the current Lok Sabha elections”.

      We found that the incident was old and happened in Mysuru during the Karnataka assembly election in May, 2023.

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      EC Clarifies Discrepancy Between Votes Polled & Counted In Maharashtra  

      - By Nidhi Jacob   |   29 Nov 2024 4:59 PM IST

      Claim Of Congress Candidate Getting Zero Votes In Maharashtra Village Is False
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      Claim Of Congress Candidate Getting Zero Votes In Maharashtra Village Is False  

      - By Anmol Alphonso   |   26 Nov 2024 2:56 PM IST

      2024 Elections: EVMs Counted Extra Votes In UPs Varanasi?
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      2024 Elections: EVMs Counted Extra Votes In UP's Varanasi?  |  Watch Video 

      - By BOOM FACT Check Team   |   13 Jun 2024 6:03 PM IST

      FACTCHECK ALERT: From Revamping EVMs To Anti-Romeo Squads in UP To Less Terrorist Violence in J&K
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      FACTCHECK ALERT: From Revamping EVMs To Anti-Romeo Squads in UP To Less Terrorist Violence in J&K  

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      5 Things To Know About VVPATs As Govt Clears Rs 3000 cr Spend  

      - By Krutika Kale   |   20 April 2017 3:05 PM IST

      EVM Malfunction Video From UP Falsely Shared As Chhattisgarh
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      EVM Malfunction Video From UP Falsely Shared As Chhattisgarh  

      - By BOOM FACT Check Team   |   14 Nov 2018 6:19 PM IST

      J&K Video Showing Mob Damaging An EVM Revived As Incident In UP
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      J&K Video Showing Mob Damaging An EVM Revived As Incident In UP  

      - By Swasti Chatterjee   |   12 April 2019 5:06 PM IST

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      Should You Keep Your Finger On An EVM Machine Till VVPAT Slip Appears? A FactCheck
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      Should You Keep Your Finger On An EVM Machine Till VVPAT Slip Appears? A FactCheck  

      - By Anmol Alphonso   |   23 April 2019 6:47 PM IST

      EC Refutes Allegations Of EVM Tampering As Videos Go Viral
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      EC Refutes Allegations Of EVM Tampering As Videos Go Viral  

      - By Anmol Alphonso   |   21 May 2019 8:03 PM IST

      154 Cases Of Fake News Identified During Lok Sabha Polls, Says EC
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      154 Cases Of 'Fake News' Identified During Lok Sabha Polls, Says EC  

      - By Mohammed Kudrati   |   24 July 2019 7:21 PM IST

      Old Video Claiming EVMs in Varanasi Counted Extra Votes Peddled As Recent
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      Old Video Claiming EVMs in Varanasi Counted Extra Votes Peddled As Recent  

      - By Nidhi Jacob   |   8 Jun 2024 5:18 PM IST

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