Kerala
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 Anmol Alphonso A collage of two chapters from a textbook printed by a private Islamic school in Kerala that was under the scanner for teaching objectionable and communal content to its students is being shared with the false claim that the textbook was published by the state government in Kerala. The photo shows a textbook with syllabus that propagates Islamic orthodoxy and teaches students to follow it. The viral photo was posted by the verified X handle Mr Sinha (@MrSinha_). The caption of the post reads, " MusIim Aslam : Hygienic, we should buy sweets from his shop -Hindu Appan : Unhygie...
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By Srijit Das An old video showing a crowd holding green flags has resurfaced on social media with a false claim that it shows Pakistani flags were waved at a rally in support of Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad, Kerala. BOOM found that the flags featured in the video do not show the national flag of Pakistan. Rather, they are green flags displaying a half crescent moon and a star, which represent the party flag of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), a political party based in Kerala. Moreover the video is from 2019 and not recent. Several news outlets reported the flags of both the Congress party a...
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By Anmol Alphonso Several Indian news outlets, including ABP News and Zee News MP-Chhattisgarh, misreported a video of a man wearing an elephant costume in Kerala, falsely claiming that it depicted a real elephant dancing among the crowd and grooving to the beats of the drums. In the 1.03-minute video, a crowd of people can be seen dancing with someone wearing an elephant costume, accompanied by the sound of drums and music. The video was posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) by the verified handle 'Eminent Woke' (@WokePandemic) with the caption, "Only Sanatan Culture can keep animals happy"...
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By Anmol Alphonso A video of an injured man sitting in protest after an altercation with temple gaurds at the Sri Ranganatha Swamy temple in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu is being shared with the false claim that Kerala police beat up a Sabarimala devotee. The Kerala government has been facing flak with devotees undertaking the Mandalam pilgrimage complaining about shortage of amenities and mismanagement of queues. The pilgrimage, which began on November 17, 2023 is set to conclude on December 27, 2023. In order to accommodate the heavy rush of pilgrims, the state government has extended the time of d...
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By Anmol Alphonso A video of a young boy bitterly crying for his father after he had got separated from the latter in the crowd in Nilakkal, Kerala during the Sabarimala pilgrimage is being shared on social media with the false and communal spin that the child was detained by Kerala Police in a police van. BOOM spoke to Nilakkal Police, Kerala who rubbished the viral claim stating that the boy got lost in the crowd and was crying as he got separated from his father. Nilakkal Police further stated that he was immediately reunited with his father, and that the child was sitting in a state transp...
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By Shantasree Sarkar Praveen Nath, Kerala’s first transgender bodybuilder, married their longtime partner Rishana Ayshu on Valentine’s Day of this year. It was a grand spectacle, kind of a talk of the town, and covered by Kerala’s media houses. It was the beginning of an acceptance of change in society. But fate had other plans. A few months after their wedding Praveen Nath posted a statement announcing their split as a couple, on Facebook. Immediately, hate comments inundated the Facebook post. Realising their mistake, the post was deleted in an hour but the online tirade of hateful comments ...
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By Anmol Alphonso A video of Muslim students learning Sanskrit at the Academy of Sharia and Advanced Studies (ASAS) in Thrissur, Kerala is being shared on social media with a false and communal claim that students are being coached to take up roles as temple priests in Kerala. BOOM found that the viral claim is false and that the Sanskrit teacher seen in the video is a Hindu. ASAS confirmed to BOOM that the Muslim students are being taught Sanskrit to introduce them other ancient languages. In the 5.29 minutes video, Muslim students at inside a classroom are seen learning Sanskrit. The video w...
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By Nidhi Jacob A viral message on the internet claims that 167 Muslim children are born daily in government hospitals in Kerala, purportedly outnumbering those of other religions. The message further adds that Muslim birth rate far outnumber those of other religions across the country. Additionally, the claim says, "To implement Talibani Sharia law and make India a Muslim state, the action is going on in full speed." BOOM found these claims to be false. The Kerala government does not furnish religion-specific information for institutions such as government or private hospitals. Similarly, the ...
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By Rejimon Kuttappan An 86-year-old homeless and landless Christian widow residing alone in a hilly area in Kerala has become an unlikely fake news fighter forcing the Communist Party mouthpiece newspaper to apologise in print. Despite having formal education only up to Class 4, Mariya Kutty, a widow, hasn't taken a step back in fighting the misinformation. She has decided to approach the court demanding an apology and compensation from Deshabhimani, the CPI-M Kerala mouthpiece, in the court for spreading misinformation against her and her family. On November 6, Maria Kutty and Anna Joseph, ag...
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