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BJP was stuffing it into tyres in chickamagaluru for election expenses ! What a novel idea @CTRavi_BJP.&#8221; She later deleted the tweet.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-155148 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/tyre-congress.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/tyre-congress.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/tyre-congress-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/tyre-congress-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/tyre-congress-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/tyre-congress-864x1536.jpeg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another user, Ananth Rupanagudi (<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@Ananth_IRAS<\/span>), posted the same video with &#8216;<span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#KarnatakaAssemblyElection2023&#8242;. The tweet received over 25,000 views. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230508094306\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ananth_IRAS\/status\/1654757720472555520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-155265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/tyre-ss.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"781\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/tyre-ss.jpg 781w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/tyre-ss-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/tyre-ss-625x1024.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/tyre-ss-768x1259.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Twitter Blue user <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@AMadumool<\/span> amplified the claim with the caption &#8220;You wonder why Rs 1,000 notes demonetized and Rs 2,000 notes introduced? For easy distribution of 15 lakhs each. Here CT Ravi distributing 15 lakhs each as promised in 2014, in style.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230508093658\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMadumool\/status\/1653082175514836992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-155150 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-150436.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"841\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-150436.png 841w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-150436-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-08-150436-768x439.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>First, we broke down the video into key-frames using Invid software and then reverse-searched one of them on Google. This led us to a 2019 NDTV report titled &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/karnataka-news\/general-elections-2019-rs-2-3-crore-cash-seized-from-cars-spare-tire-in-karnataka-watch-2026220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch: \u20b9 2.3 Crore Cash Seized From Car&#8217;s Spare Tire In Karnataka<\/a>&#8216;, which stated that the Income Tax department had busted \u20b92.3 crores in cash from the spare tyre of a car travelling from Bengaluru to Shivamogga in Karnataka. This incident occurred during the 2019 general elections.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-155166 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/NDTV-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"957\" height=\"789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/NDTV-1.jpg 957w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/NDTV-1-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/NDTV-1-768x633.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Based on credible intelligence that cash would be transported from Bengaluru to Shimoga and Bhadravati, a cash handler was intercepted and his vehicle was searched. Cash in \u20b9 2,000 denomination has been found stuffed inside the wheel of the vehicle,&#8221; the tax department said in a statement. The news report does not mention the IT bust being related to the BJP or any other political party.<\/p>\n<p>ANI also tweeted the original video on April 20, 2019, with the caption &#8220;<span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#WATCH<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">: Rs 2.30 cr in cash stuffed inside the spare tire in a car seized by Income-Tax officials. The cash was being transported from Bengaluru to Shivamogga. <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#Karnataka&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230508104524\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1119647445607231488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WATCH<\/a>: Rs 2.30 cr in cash stuffed inside the spare tire in a car seized by Income-Tax officials. The cash was being transported from Bengaluru to Shivamogga. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Karnataka?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Karnataka<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yUeRdKVyzY\">pic.twitter.com\/yUeRdKVyzY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1119647445607231488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Other media outlets also reported the incident in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-155168 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/Image-posted-by-the-actor-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/Image-posted-by-the-actor-2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/Image-posted-by-the-actor-2-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/Image-posted-by-the-actor-2-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/Image-posted-by-the-actor-2-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/05\/Image-posted-by-the-actor-2-1536x1229.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So, it is clear that the viral video is an old one. The clip showing two men taking out bundles of cash stuffed inside a spare tyre is actually from 2019. It is being falsely linked to the BJP and the 2023 Karnataka state elections. In 2019, the Income Tax department busted \u20b92.3 crores in cash from the spare tyre of a car travelling from Bengaluru to Shivamogga. Though the incident happened during the general elections, no media report linked it to any political party.<\/p>\n<p><em>Abira Das is an intern at Alt News.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of two men taking out bundles of cash stuffed in a tyre is doing rounds on social media with people claiming that the BJP is illegally smuggling money to cover election expenses in Karnataka which is going to the polls on May 10. 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