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By Hazel Gandhi A news article purportedly published on the BBC India website claims to show excerpts from journalist Karan Thapar's interview with Sun TV's Pujitha Devaraju, where Thapar can be seen talking about the benefits of a certain investment scheme. BOOM found that the claims are false, not only is the website falsely impersonating the BBC, but Thapar had earlier issued a clarification denying any such interview with Sun TV or promoting any fraudulent investment scheme. The news article is being shared as a post on Facebook and is titled 'Sun TV management refuses to comment on the sc...
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By Anmol Alphonso An old video produced by an Indian production company is being shared on social media falsely claiming that it is a video report released by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on India's Gross domestic product (GDP) from 1 AD to 1913 AD. In the video, India's GDP is compared with other countries including that of China, the United States, and the United Kingdom stating that India's GDP fell sharply after the British colonised the country. The video claims that it cites data from economist Angus Maddison's report. The 4.55 minutes video shows how the British impoverish...
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By Hazel Gandhi News outlets including Zee News and Times Now have shared an old clip of BBC journalist Bradley Walsh criticising India's space mission as recent, while claiming that the anchor was speaking about Chandrayaan-3. BOOM found that the clip is from 2019 and not recent; Walsh was speaking about Chandrayaan-2 and not Chandrayaan-3. Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the moon's surface and created history on August 23. The Vikram lander and Pragyan rover will now carry out a 14-day mission where the latter will study the moon's surface and check its chemical composition, among other...
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By Ritika Jain Delhi High Court today issued notice on a defamation suit filed by NGO Justice On Trial (JOT) seeking 10,000 crores in damages from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for airing the now-banned documentary “India: The Modi Question”. The NGO, represented by senior advocate Harish Salve, suggests that BBC—United Kingdom’s national broadcaster—“do not even have a fig leaf of journalistic neutrality and reporting of facts, but appear to be only with a view to casting a slur upon the reputation of the Indian State and its institutions, apart from the reputation of the Gujarat...
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By Anmol Alphonso A fake pre-poll survey predicting a huge victory for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections is viral on social media. The fake poll has been falsely attributed to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and estimates that the BJP could win between 130 - 142 seats. BOOM found that no such survey has been conducted by the BBC on the upcoming Karnataka assembly election. The assembly election in Karnataka is scheduled to be held on May 10, 2023, in a single phase followed by the counting of votes on May 13. Also Read:ABP News Opin...
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By Sana Fazili In the latest, of the many controversies that Twitter has seen since Elon Musk took over the microblogging site, Twitter has now branded US radio network NPR and the UK's national broadcaster BBC as 'Government Funded Media'. The label appears right below the Twitter handle on the profiles of the news organisations. Both the organisations were first tagged as 'state-affiliated media', which was later tweaked to 'Government Funded Media'. National Public Radio (NPR), with about 8 million followers, had last week said that it would not tweet until the "false label" was removed. Th...
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By Hazel Gandhi An old video showing an anti-Modi protest in the United Kingdom where a banner reading 'Resign Modi' can be seen hanging on Westminster Bridge, is falsely being linked to the Income Tax surveys at the BBC's offices in India weeks after it aired a controversial documentary on the 2002 riots. BOOM found that the video is from August 15, 2021, and the banner was dropped by a group called South Asia Solidarity Group. The BBC released an explosive documentary, 'India: The Modi Question', which held PM Narendra Modi 'directly responsible' for the 2002 Gujarat riots on 17 and 24 Janua...
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By BOOM Team The tax surveys at BBC's office in Delhi and Mumbai continued for the second day on Wednesday. The British public broadcaster said that it was fully cooperating with the Income Tax officials who along with police arrived at BBC's offices on Tuesday morning. "The Income Tax Authorities remain at the BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai. Many staff have now left the building but some have been asked to remain and are continuing to cooperate with the ongoing enquiries," BBC said in a statement on Tuesday night, adding that "output and journalism" would continue as normal. "We hope to ...
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By BOOM Team Income Tax officials landed at the BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai this morning for conducting surveys. The IT department officials along with the police reached the offices in the two cities at around 11 am. The surveys are being conducted in relation to alleged tax evasion and irregularities pertaining to international tax and TDS transactions, reported Indian Express. Employees from the BBC offices in Mumbai and Delhi confirmed to BOOM that their offices have been sealed. BOOM reached the BBC Delhi office to verify the reports. Security guards at the main gate outside the BBC D...
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By Swasti Chatterjee An old screenshot taken from a BBC News video story, which shows a map of India excluding Jammu and Kashmir, has been revived amidst calls to ban the broadcaster's two-part documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BBC's two-part documentary 'India: The Modi Question' has sparked a controversy and protests across India calling for a ban on the news outlet. The documentary, whose screening has been restricted in India, focuses on the 2002 Gujarat riots, when PM Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat. The Ministry of External Affairs has 'trashed the documentary as a ...
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