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The Reel fabricates a corrupt timeline by matching the month and day of two events that happened a year apart. Manish Bansal was posted as Saharanpur District Magistrate in June 2024, while the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was announced in June 2025. Furthermore, while former Kerala Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson did say Kumar suggested he run for the BJP in 2016, Thomson later clarified it was

Real video, twisted story. · checked 12 Oct 2026 · Politics

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The trick: Attacks the person

It attacks the person instead of what they said (known as personal attack).

"Has a history of political bias and working as an agent of BJP."

How this trick works and how to answer it →

What we checked

What the Reel doesn't tell you

• Jiji Thomson clarified that Gyanesh Kumar's 2016 comment was a "friendly suggestion" rather than a formal offer, according to reports.

What each side says

How it plays you

It wants you to think: "The Election Commission is entirely compromised and operates as an extension of the ruling party, using administrative postings to reward family members for political favors."

This conspiracy theory relies on a fabricated timeline. The son-in-law's transfer and the electoral roll revision announcement occurred a full year apart, meaning there is no connection between the two events.

• Fabricating a timeline: "The SIR was announced on June 24. The very next day, CEC Gyanesh Kumar's son-in-law, Manish Bansal, was posted as…". It matches the month and day of two completely unrelated events from different years (2024 and 2025) to make them look like a back-to-back corrupt deal.
• Name calling: "#GaddaarGyanuMustGo". It uses a highly emotional and derogatory hashtag ('traitor') to bypass logical thinking and provoke anger against the official.

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