Counting of votes is going on in 288 assembly seats of Maharashtra from 8 am. Meanwhile, a video is going viral on social media. With this 1 minute video, it is being claimed that as soon as the elections are over in Maharashtra, the prices of milk and toll tax etc. have been increased.
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Till the time of writing the news, Seema Budh's tweet had 2600 likes. More than 1000 people had reposted it.
A similar tweet was made by a verified X user named Netram Meena. (archive tweet)
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What is the truth of the viral claim?
To find out how much truth is there in the claim, we did an open search on Google for news related to it. During the search, we did not find any news confirming that milk prices have been increased after the Maharashtra elections.
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While investigating the claim, we found a tweet from news agency ANI. this tweet 02 June 2024 Was done. This tweet contained a press note from Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) which read – Amul milk prices have been increased by Rs 2 per liter. The prices of Amul Gold, Amul Shakti and Amul Fresh have been increased. Milk prices increased 03 June 2024 Will be implemented from.
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It is clear that the viral video is not from now but 4 June 2024 Is. This 3 June 2024 Amul milk prices increased on Rs 2 per liter Was built after the increase of. The video has no connection with the recent Maharashtra elections. being done on social media The claim is false and misleading,
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