UEC warns political parties against spreading fake news on voting

UEC warns political parties against spreading fake news on voting
Published 4 November 2020

Spreading incorrect and groundless information with intent to disrupt voting and election is tantamount to breaching the election law, according to a statement released by the Union Election Commission (UEC) on November 3.

The statement says respective election sub-commission are collecting advance ballots from the voters aged 60 and above for the 2020 general election in accord with the prescribed rules and disciplines. The UEC is grateful to the respective negotiation and coordination committees for resolving the difficulties and inconveniences in the advance voting process.

However, some political parties and officials from some political parties are voicing their difficulties they are facing in the advance voting process through media publications or Facebook. 

The data and information they are releasing carry some correct facts while some are found to be exaggerated, incorrect or groundless, misleading the voters by hiding correct news. Some information is just hearsay. Thus, spreading or publishing such incorrect and groundless information may lead to disrupting the voting and election and it is tantamount to violating Section 58 (d) of the parliamentary election law, the UEC has warned. 

The UEC also announced that lawsuits have been filed against two persons for voting two times and bringing a fake seal respectively.