Fact Check: Before Delhi elections, FAKE AAP candidate list goes viral

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A post is going viral on social media claiming that the Aam Aadmi Party has released the candidate list for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.
In the viral image, candidate names for 27 constituencies are visible out of which 22 are Muslims candidates.
” दिल्ली के #हिंदू___मतदाताओं जागो
ऑल इंडिया मुस्लिम पर्सनल लॉ बोर्ड की नहीं बल्कि #आम___आदमी_पार्टी दिल्ली विधानसभा की पहली लिस्ट है”- the text read.

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FACT CHECK

NewsMobile fact-checked the above post and found the above claim to be false.
AAP released the list of all the 70 candidate son Jan 14, 2020.

We compared the viral list to the list uploaded by AAP. Marked in red are the names that are wrong in the viral post.

You can read the full candidate list below.
http://newsmobile.in/articles/2020/01/14/delhi-elections-2020-over-20-new-faces-8-women-aap-announces-list-of-70-candidates/
The above information proves that the viral post is false.

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