 "EC tells Delhi chief electoral officer to ask police to investigate fake news on Lok Sabha poll dates")
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday directed the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi to ask police to investigate the fake news of 2019 Lok Sabha election dates being circulated on social media and asked them to take action against unknown persons and entities under relevant laws to prevent rumour mongering. A list of dates were widely circulated on social media a few days back, claiming to be that of the fast-approaching 2019 Lok Sabha election. The list, shared by several people across Facebook and WhatsApp, mentioned that the 2019 general elections will be held between 7 April and 17 May. The list which went viral on social media gave the state-wise dates. However, the names of most of the states were wrongly spelt.
The Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi was also directed to ask the police to take action against unknown persons and entities, who circulated the fake dates of the Lok Sabha polls, under relevant laws to prevent rumour mongering.
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