{"id":52192,"date":"2024-01-25T09:56:06","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T09:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/fact-check-fake-website-is-providing-incorrect-information-of-pti-backed-candidates\/"},"modified":"2024-01-25T09:56:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T09:56:06","slug":"fact-check-fake-website-is-providing-incorrect-information-of-pti-backed-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/fact-check-fake-website-is-providing-incorrect-information-of-pti-backed-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact check: Fake website is providing incorrect information of PTI-backed candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PTI officials on Wednesday alleged that a fake web portal \u2014 mimicking one launched by the party to provide information on party-backed independent candidates contesting the polls \u2014 had been created and was providing incorrect information to voters.<\/p>\n

The claim is true since the candidate information provided by the website in question, pticandidate.com, was not corroborated by the official lists issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) or the party\u2019s records.<\/p>\n

According to fact-checking platform iVerify Pakistan, PTI activist Azhar Mashwani posted on social media platform X on Wednesday that the party\u2019s official web portal for obtaining information on candidates was pticandidates.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cA couple of people are trying to spread misinformation by creating a website with a similar name,\u201d he said, pointing out that the URL for the official portal had \u2018candidates\u2019 while the alleged fake had \u2018candidate\u2019.<\/p>\n

PTI social media head Jibran Ilyas also reiterated the same. \u201cFake site has been created by some cheaters with wrong candidate information. The domain with \u2018candidates\u2019 is correct , fake one doesn\u2019t have the \u2018s\u2019 in candidates,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

It should be noted that the party on Tuesday had \u201crelaunched\u201d its web portal for voters wanting to get information on PTI-backed independent candidates.<\/p>\n

\u201cWrite your national or provincial assembly constituency: The name of the candidate, his election symbol, and his WhatsApp channel will appear in front of you.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the iVerify platform said that the websites provided by the party were not working as of 1:10pm on Thursday (today).<\/p>\n

The platform next investigated the alleged fake portal to determine if the information provided was corroborated by the ECP\u2019s official candidate lists issued on Sunday, the PTI\u2019s official list<\/a> of candidates contesting on National Assembly seats or information provided by messaging on party chief Imran Khan\u2019s official Facebook account.<\/p>\n

Searching for Karachi\u2019s NA-241 constituency yielded Khurram Sher Zaman with the symbol of the \u2018dhol\u2019 on both the alleged web portal as well as Imran\u2019s official Facebook account.<\/p>\n

The same was corroborated by checking with the ECP\u2019s official NA candidate list from Sindh.<\/p>\n

However, further searches showed discrepancies between the information provided by the alleged fake website and that provided by Imran\u2019s Facebook page, the ECP lists and the PTI\u2019s official candidate list.<\/p>\n

Searching for Lahore\u2019s NA-119 constituency showed Nadeem Altaf Khan Sherwani with the electoral symbol \u2018cricket stumps\u2019 from the website in question. However, Imran\u2019s official Facebook page showed Shahzad Farooq as the candidate for the constituency with the symbol \u2018tricycle\u2019.<\/p>\n

The ECP list also showed Farooq as an independent candidate for NA-119 with the symbol \u2018tricycle\u2019.<\/p>\n

Searching for Narowal\u2019s NA-75 constituency showed Talha Anees with the symbol \u2018charpai\u2019 from the website. But Imran\u2019s Facebook page showed Dr Tahir Ali Javed with the symbol \u2018charpai\u2019.<\/p>\n

The ECP list also showed Javed as an independent candidate for NA-75 with the symbol \u2018charpai\u2019.<\/p>\n

Searching for Mandi Bahauddin\u2019s NA-68 constituency showed Haji Imtiaz with the symbol \u2018cricket stumps\u2019 from the website. Imran\u2019s Facebook page showed Haji Imtiaz with the electoral symbol \u2018aeroplane\u2019.<\/p>\n

The ECP list also showed Imtiaz as an independent candidate for NA-68 with the symbol \u2018aeroplane\u2019.<\/p>\n

Searching for Gujranwala\u2019s NA-81 constituency showed Bilal Ejaz with the symbol \u2018keychain\u2019 from the website. However, Imran\u2019s Facebook page showed Bilal Ejaz with the symbol \u2018plug\u2019.<\/p>\n

The ECP list also showed Ejaz as an independent candidate for NA-81 with the symbol \u2018plug\u2019.<\/p>\n

Searching for Lahore\u2019s NA-123 constituency showed Tazeem Azeem Pahat with the symbol \u2018laptop\u2019 from the website. Imran\u2019s Facebook page showed Advocate Afzaal Azeem Pahat with the electoral symbol \u2018radio\u2019.<\/p>\n

The ECP list showed both as independent candidates with the symbols \u2018laptop\u2019 and the \u2018radio\u2019, respectively.<\/p>\n

To resolve the conundrum, the team cross-checked the PTI\u2019s official list of affiliated candidates for the NA which mentioned Afzaal as the candidate for NA-123.<\/p>\n

Searching for Faisalabad\u2019s NA-101 constituency showed Nadeem Aftab Sindhu with the symbol \u2018radio\u2019 from the website. Imran\u2019s Facebook page showed Rana Atif with the symbol \u2018bottle\u2019.<\/p>\n

The ECP list also showed Atif as an independent candidate for NA-101 with the symbol \u2018bottle\u2019.<\/p>\n

The iVerify platform concluded that the examination of the above constituencies between all the various sources showcased that the PTI\u2019s allegation about the web portal being fake holds ground and is true.<\/p>\n

The information from the portal not only showed different candidates from those mentioned in the ECP and PTI lists, but also showed a repetition of election symbols.<\/p>\n

With the official release of the candidate lists from the electoral watchdog, the website continued to provide incorrect and contradictory information.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PTI officials on Wednesday alleged that a fake web portal \u2014 mimicking one launched by the party to provide information on party-backed independent candidates contesting the polls \u2014 had been created and was providing incorrect information to voters. 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