Reporters’ Collective twists election numbers to peddle fake claims of voter data manipulation

What happened: Reporters Collective published a report on 10 November alleging a mismatch between votes cast and votes counted in the 2024 Lok Sabha and some assembly elections, based on what it called ECI internal records. Why it matters: The article says the report's premise, that electorate size equals votes polled, is a factual error, and that it undermines public trust in the election machinery without evidence.

Reporters Collective published a report on 10 November alleging a mismatch between votes cast and votes counted in the 2024 Lok Sabha and some assembly elections, based on what it called ECI internal records.

The article says the report's premise, that electorate size equals votes polled, is a factual error, and that it undermines public trust in the election machinery without evidence.