FAKE: ECP didn’t compile election results on Jan 28

A social media user has claimed that the election results were compiled on January 28, days before the general election on February 8, giving rife to conspiracies that the polls were pre-rigged.

The user, named Arslan Abbas, on X questioned if the ECP compiled the results of several  constituencies of the PML-N leadership including Nawaz Sharif before the elections.

Wait…ECP compiled the results of following constituencies on 28Jan?

NA-130 Nawaz Sharif
NA-14. Nawaz Sharif
NA-123. Shahbaz Sharif
NA-71. Khwaja Asif

Oh, it’s PML-N leadership 🤷🏻‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/vXxFDfqmr6

— Arslan Abbas (@ArslanAbbaas) February 11, 2024

The claims is FALSE.

The documents uploaded by the ECP were placement files which had the message ‘Result Awaited’ on them.

As mentioned by X user Hassan Jail, the files uploaded contained an image saying result is awaited.

After election actual results were uploaded, the ECP replaced the placeholder with Form 47 which shows the final consolidated result.

It must be noted that these are placeholder files fore test run which are later replaced. It is advised that users could educate them and not fall to propaganda of conspiracy theories.

This is how propaganda spreads. These are placeholder files for test run, which are later replaced. Even after being explained many times in the replies, it’s still up & people are sharing it as if they’ve exposed a huge scam. Please verify info so genuine claims can be addressed https://t.co/oooIz8DVJj

— Tamkenat (@TamkenatM) February 11, 2024