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Fact-checking viral claims of election fraud

Headline via The Economic Times · first report 4 Nov, 08:59 IST, latest 5 Nov, 00:15 IST

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What we know

3 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Economic Times at 4 Nov, 08:59 IST; the latest is from DW at 5 Nov, 00:15 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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