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It further mentions that this might diminish the possibility of Yogi Adityanath becoming the chief minister for the second consecutive term.
However, we found this image on the YouTube channel of 'Nation Tv' and on viewing the content, we saw that the video was unrelated to this image. Further, we found no update on this by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
CLAIM
The screenshot is going viral on Facebook with varied captions. One of the captions reads, "यूपी में फिर से हो सकते हैं विधानसभा चुनाव".
(Translation: Assembly elections may be held again in UP)
WHAT WE FOUND OUT
We noticed the name of the channel 'Nation Tv' on one of the screenshots and looked it up on YouTube.
This led us to a video posted on 13 March 2022, which had the same thumbnail.
However, on viewing the content of the video, we noticed that the over two minute long video didn't speak about re-election on 142 seats but featured a purported phone conversation between two individuals.
MISLEADING THUMBNAILS USED TO CREATE FALSE CLAIMS
The anchor seen in the thumbnail of the channel was Sandeep Chaudhary from News24.
One checking News24's YouTube channel, we noticed that Chaudhary has done several interviews and video news for the channel in the same attire. These videos that were released on 10 March 2022 and can be seen here and here.
The format of the viral screenshot does not match News24's official thumbnail.
Nation Tv picked up a still from one of the videos and created a thumbnail containing false claims. This channel has also used various news anchors to spread the misinformation regarding the recent Assembly elections.
We also didn't find any news update on the said development. Had such an incident happened then the matter would have been covered.
Evidently, the claim made about re-elections being held in UP in the viral post is false.
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