{"id":97310,"date":"2021-06-29T15:48:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T10:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=97310"},"modified":"2021-06-29T15:48:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T10:18:31","slug":"fact-check-bill-of-petrol-written-dont-vote-for-modi-at-mumbai-petrol-pump-is-fake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-bill-of-petrol-written-dont-vote-for-modi-at-mumbai-petrol-pump-is-fake\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake bill portrays Mumbai petrol pump bill asking people to not vote for PM Modi again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An image of a bill from a petrol pump has been gathering quite a lot of traction on social media. Printed on the bottom of a bill is a message that reads, \u201cIf you want to reduce petrol price don\u2019t vote Modi again. Thank you visit again!\u201d The name of the pump printed on the alleged bill is &#8216;Sai Balaji Petroleum HPL Dealer Vikhroli (West) Mumbai&#8217;. Users have been sharing the image while targeting the Maharashtra government. Twitter user Archana Shah tweeted the image and wrote, \u201cLook at this. What an amazing statement. Shame on you, Maharashtra government.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210628114713\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/archanasah\/status\/1406476142677164035\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0926\u0947\u0916\u093f\u090f&#8230;..\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0917\u091c\u092c \u0932\u093f\u0916\u093e \u0939\u0948 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0936\u0930\u094d\u092e<\/a> \u0915\u0930\u094b \u092e\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0936\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0915\u0930\u094b<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sYnp7PNc0F\">pic.twitter.com\/sYnp7PNc0F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0905\u0930\u094d\u091a\u0928\u093e \u0938\u093e\u0939 (@archanasah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/archanasah\/status\/1406476142677164035?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The image is widespread on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B5%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%20%2C%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%20&amp;sde=Abrgr_AwUxBTfL4ScLQchVvSUFO0sJOrYhg27qrVhEKLNxU0WIBy7DYNrO8ZatGRS9a8RkBExCk4Pi3mutDoNQG7bseMq2slj90ttz0D0bYdB8u4zZHssxKw1oyiwHX7s1FFy4ypf6b50W5IfWIFli15YU8jGHLWnkpehjC-CWKXuymHyljV84lR_fM41RSovWyRUlwWNZ2-gWh0-6-Ab19M4RvzubOOYjJLPBp1qQBsOnwjqLPHy1s1ujgnFciDAF33eOqEWNXDPAQgL9hSTJMfqhst13pAtXIQQyL76exhVT4N5CHm_tG1r7xfXkwQ6p-CAVGAZn2xW7PWs6lHiW8KIUf2cpS2pOJ-SZCelqD4ysXFRQmyiem42gjlMGsnhvayC6Uf7D4yJBeeWs56ySW42HlcAChzu0nHzXTz5qILftS6sxylJduHIU2PrK97OAw8vkFPE4wVAABKRvDVEu5zhuyBGOf11WH_nimxfgFKRCjSFSCbZ4shoJb-uKeLxr0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-97312 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/word-image-35.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/word-image-35.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/word-image-35-300x130.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/word-image-35-768x333.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The photo is also being shared on WhatsApp with the accompanying claim. Alt News received a few requests to verify it on its mobile app.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-97310 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-bill-of-petrol-written-dont-vote-for-modi-at-mumbai-petrol-pump-is-fake\/6-31\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"866\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/6-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/6-1.jpeg 866w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/6-1-203x300.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/6-1-693x1024.jpeg 693w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/6-1-768x1135.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-bill-of-petrol-written-dont-vote-for-modi-at-mumbai-petrol-pump-is-fake\/8-18\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/8.png 538w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/8-300x235.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In fact, it has actually been doing the rounds online since 2018.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/savetheconstitutionIndia\/posts\/315417442582036\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/savetheconstitutionIndia\/posts\/315417442582036\"><p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/savetheconstitutionIndia\/\">Save The Constitution<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/savetheconstitutionIndia\/posts\/315417442582036\">Thursday, October 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Fake bill<\/h4>\n<p>There is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Sai+Balaji+Petroleum%E2%80%99+located+in+Vikhroli+(West)%2C+Mumbai&amp;oq=Sai+Balaji+Petroleum%E2%80%99+located+in+Vikhroli+(West)%2C+Mumbai&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no pump in Mumbai<\/a> named \u2018Sai Balaji Petroleum HPL Dealer Vikhroli (West) Mumbai\u2019. There is also no oil company or a fuel retailer called &#8216;HPL&#8217;. There is however <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hindustanpetroleum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited<\/a> but its short form is HPCL.<\/p>\n<p>A closer look at the bill reveals a discrepancy in the font sizes of the words and numbers. These errors have been underlined in the image below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" class=\"wp-image-97314 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/word-image-36.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/word-image-36.jpeg 540w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/word-image-36-169x300.jpeg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The date printed on the bill is October 4, 2018, when the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance was in power in Maharashtra and BJP leader <a href=\"https:\/\/navbharattimes.indiatimes.com\/metro\/mumbai\/politics\/maharashtra-budget-2018-main-points-by-finance-minister-sudhir-mungantiwar\/articleshow\/63230898.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Devendra Fadnavis<\/a> was the chief minister.<\/p>\n<p>Several other fact-checking outlets including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boomlive.in\/viral-photo-of-petrol-bill-stating-dont-vote-for-modi-is-fake\/\">Boomlive<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thelogicalindian.com\/fact-check\/edited-image-of-petrol-bill-asking-not-to-vote-for-pm-modi-goes-viral-27119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Logical Indian<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/smhoaxslayer.com\/the-viral-petrol-bill-is-fake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SM Hoax Slayer<\/a> have debunked the fake bill in the past.<\/p>\n<p>These reports carried a sample bill from a petrol pump similar to the viral bill. The URL linked to the sample bill is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saibalajihandheld.com\/petrol-pump-billing-system.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">currently unavailable<\/a>. But the similarities between both \u2013 the name of the pump, its address, the car\u2019s license plate number, and the name of the customer \u2013 have been highlighted below.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"544\" class=\"wp-image-97315 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/word-image-37.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/word-image-37.jpeg 597w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/word-image-37-300x273.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To sum it up, an image of an old sample petrol pump bill was edited and circulated on social media. The accompanying false claim said that the Maharashtra government is appealing to people to not vote for PM Modi in the next elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image of a bill from a petrol pump has been gathering quite a lot of traction on social media. Printed on the bottom of a bill is a message that reads, \u201cIf you want to reduce petrol price don\u2019t vote Modi again. Thank you visit again!\u201d The name of the pump printed on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":97318,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[664],"class_list":["post-97310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-photos","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/FAKE-7.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97310"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97329,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97310\/revisions\/97329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97310"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=97310"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=97310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}