Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg gets India Lok Sabha elections wrong, says NDA lost

Mark Zuckerberg recently sparked controversy when he made an incorrect claim about the 2024 Indian general elections. Discussing the global erosion of trust in governments following the COVID-19 pandemic at a podcast with Joe Rogan, Zuckerberg said that public dissatisfaction had influenced election outcomes worldwide. Referring to the elections held in 2024, he remarked, “Incumbents basically lost every single one,”. He specifically singled out India as an example, claiming the Modi-led government had lost.