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By Hazel Gandhi A video of a man holding his deceased child in his arms and cursing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the lack of facilities in his village which caused the death of his daughter, is viral online as recent. BOOM found that the claims are misleading, the incident took place in September 2018 and is being falsely shared as recent. The video shows the man holding his daughter while explaining how she died of a snakebite. He is heard cursing the PM for the lack of facilities available near his village, which he claims is the cause of his daughter's death. A user on X shared the vide...
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By Anmol Alphonso A set of photos claiming to show an opinion poll survey conducted by the polling agency Axis My India on the Lok Sabha 2024 elections are fake, and have not been released by the agency. The photos falsely claim to show leaked documents of Axis My India projecting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be losing seats they had previously held to the I.N.D.I.A alliance and would fall short of the majority mark of 272 seats in parliament. BOOM spoke to Axis My India who denied the viral claim and stated that they haven't released any opinion poll survey as being claimed. Th...
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By Hazel Gandhi An old newspaper clipping carrying a statement by HDFC's former chairman, Deepak Parekh, on the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) election manifesto is being shared online as recent. BOOM found that the newspaper clipping circulated during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and is unrelated to the BJP's recent election manifesto. The BJP released its election manifesto or 'Sankalp Patra' on April 14, 2024 at the party headquarters in New Delhi. Key features and objectives of the manifesto include a 'one nation, one election' initiative, implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and...
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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...
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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 ...
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