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By Anmol Alphonso A video of a drone footage of building rooftops shot by Ranchi Police is being shared on social media with a false and communal claim that the footage showed Muslim houses kept stones on rooftops to attack Ram Navami processions in Ranchi on the day of the festival. BOOM spoke to Ranchi Police who denied the viral claim stating that there is no communal angle to the incident. The police further added that bricks on rooftops were for construction related activity and the building owners who were sent notices comprised of both Hindus and Muslims. Ram Navami falls on April 17, 2...
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By Ritika Jain Delhi High Court observed that deepfake videos can cause irreparable harm to one’s personality while granting interim relief to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s national spokesperson and senior advocate Gaurav Bhatia by directing social media platforms ‘X’ and YouTube to take down posts, and make videos private that alleged he was “beaten up” by lawyers in a Noida court. The high court observed Bhatia would face “irreparable loss and injury” if the deepfake videos and tweets were allowed to remain in the public domain. The high court’s concern on Bhatia’s defamation plea is timely...
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Nach Ansicht von Bundesverteidigungsminister Boris Pistorius muss Deutschland widerstandsfähiger gegen Desinformation aus Russland werden. «Wir dürfen Putin auch in diesem Bereich nicht auf den Leim gehen, sondern wir müssen vorbereitet sein», sagte der SPD-Politiker im rheinland-pfälzischen Mayen. Desinformationskampagnen müssten frühzeitig erkannt und öffentlich entlarvt werden. «Kurz: Wir müssen resilient werden, gesamtstaatlich und gesamtgesellschaftlich.» Einflussnahme durch RusslandRussland versuche, die westlichen Staaten und Gesellschaften zu spalten. «In Deutschland sollen die politis...
DPA (German)
By Nidhi Jacob
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By Hazel Gandhi A video of a solar eclipse from 2019 is being shared falsely claiming that it shows visuals captured during the recent eclipse seen in North America. BOOM found that the claim is false and the video is from July 2019 and likely taken in South America. The United States, Canada, and Mexico witnessed a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, a phenomenon where the moon obstructs the sun because of its close proximity to the Earth, resulting in short blackouts in the areas it affects. A video claiming to show this recent solar eclipse is viral online with the claim that it was seen ...
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By Anmol Alphonso A video of a large gathering at an annual Christian festival in Andhra Pradesh is being shared falsely linking it to the recent Congress-Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) rally held in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, falsely claiming it is from there. DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi held a public meeting in Coimbatore on April 12, 2024, ahead of the Lok Sabha election in the state on April 19, 2024. Both DMK and Congress are in alliance, with the DMK fielding Ganapathi P Rajkumar in Coimbatore and the AIADMK’s candidate is Singai G Ra...
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Maia Sandu, the president of Moldova, is a staunch supporter of the European path, but she also has many opponents, and public opinion is divided. Sandu has repeatedly raised concerns about Moscow’s intentions towards the country and about the presence of Russian soldiers in the breakway Transnistria region. As the presidential elections and the referendum on joining the EU approach, various political and social organisations are becoming active in Moldova, some that believe Moldova should not only join the EU, but that it should also unite with Romania. Moldova is one of the poorest European ...
Euronews (English)
Les dirigeants moldaves pro-européens ont pris des mesures pour contrer l'influence russe lors du prochain référendum sur l'adhésion à l'UE. Ils ont mis en place un nouveau centre de communication stratégique pour réagir aux campagnes de désinformation et faire taire les rumeurs de corruption de l'électorat. L’Union européenne estime également que la Russie n'hésite pas à acheter des voix. "Ces moyens d'envoyer de l'argent sont très créatifs. Il y avait de tout, depuis le transport d'argent liquide juste en dessous de la limite légale jusqu'à 10 000 euros - de l'argent qui n'a pas besoin d'êtr...
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By Anmol Alphonso A cropped video of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan talking about the Congress party doing well electorally in Kerala during the 2019 Lok Sabha election is being shared with a false claim that the CM asked people to vote for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his party in the upcoming general election. Kerala has 20 Lok Sabha seats which goto the polls on April 26, 2024. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) alliance led by Vijayan's Communist Party of India (Marxist) had won 1 seat, whereas the Congress led United Democratic Font had won 19 seats, with Gandhi winning from Waya...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video showing a woman being groped by a man at a political rally is viral online with the false claim that the woman is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) being groped by workers of the same party. BOOM found that the claims are false, the video is from 2007 and shows a rally organised in Pakistan by the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). The viral clip shows a woman in a pink salwar kameez participating in a rally as slogans of Jai Shree Ram are heard in the background. A man standing next to her is seen touching her inappropriately while they are campaigning. A user o...
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