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By Rohit Kumar A video of a mob overturning a car during a Rath Yatra procession near a temple in Karnataka is being shared on social media with the false and communal claim that a Muslim man deliberately parked his car obstructing the procession route to the temple. BOOM found that the claim is false and spoke to the constable of Mulki police station in Dakshina Kannada district, who stated that there is no communal motive behind the incident and clarified that the mob overturned several other vehicles along the procession route. While sharing the post, a Facebook user wrote, "In Karnataka, a...
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By Srijit Das A news bulletin showing disturbing visuals of a woman who was chained and subjected to sexual assault is being shared by Indian right-wing accounts with a false communal claim that the victim, a Hindu, was raped by Muslim men in Bangladesh. BOOM found that the woman is not a Hindu. We reached out to Deputy Commissioner of Tejgaon Division police, HM Ajimul Haque, who confirmed that the victim is a Muslim and ruled out a communal angle to the incident. The 56 seconds-long news bulletin with the logo of the Bangladeshi news outlet Rtv News shows a woman confined within a room, chai...
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By Srijit Das An old video showing a group of people heckling two girls has now been circulated with a false communal claim that it shows a Muslim girl influencing a Hindu girl to wear a burqa and accompany a Muslim boy. BOOM found that the video shows a confrontation which took place when two Muslim girls tried to collect their burqas from their Christian friend. However, some individuals from a Hindu group mistakenly believed that the Muslim girls were handing a burqa to a Hindu girl and created ruckus. In the 2 minute and 19 second video, a group of individuals can be observed harassing the...
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By Srijit Das An old video showing a large gathering of Muslims in front of an Eidgah has been peddled on social media, with a misleading and communal claim that the footage shows a recent event that took place in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. BOOM found that the claim is misleading. The video is from Haridwar and has been online since May 2022 around the time of the Islamic festival of Eid-Ul-Fitr that year. In the 16-second video, an individual can be seen recording a large gathering of Muslims in front of an Eidgah, from a balcony. The video was posted by right-wing X handle @ajaychauhan41 with a ...
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By Srijit Das A set of four grisly images showing the corpses of three members of a Hindu family in Bangladesh who were killed by a relative, are being shared by right-wing Indian accounts with a false and communal claim that the accused is a Muslim. BOOM reached out to Sirajganj SP Arifur Rahman Mondol who confirmed that there is no communal angle to the incident. The SP said that the killings were committed by one Rajib Bhoumik, nephew of the victim Bikash Sarkar, due to financial dispute. The collage is being shared with a Hindi caption that translates to, "Bangladesh: Islamists have killed...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video showing two young girls being kidnapped from an elevator by two men is viral online with the false claim that the girls are Hindu and are being kidapped by Muslim men in Bangalore, Karnataka. BOOM found that the claims are false, the video is from Cairo, Egypt and has been given a false communal spin; it shows a father trying to kidnap his two daughters in Nasr City, Cairo. The video shows a CCTV footage of two girls standing in an elevator when two men enter and sedate them with chloroform napkins. They then carry the girls outside the elevator and kidnap them. A capti...
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By Srijit Das A video of a man making derogatory remarks against Hinduism while claiming to be a Muslim, recently gained widespread attention on social media platforms, with allegations of promoting communal discord. In the 1 minute and 43-second video clip, the turban sporting man is seen seated by the riverside and introduces himself as Javed Hussain and draws comparisons between Hindu Brahmins and 'dogs,' in addition to making other derogatory comments about Hinduism. The video also has the voice of another person who opposes these statements and mentions that he is patiently listening to t...
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By Shrey Banerjee A scripted video showing two men representing Hindu and Muslim communities engaging in a roadside argument with each other is circulating on social media as a real incident. BOOM found that the video is scripted and shot by a YouTube channel as part of a social experiment to show religious unity. A part of this video has been cropped out and shared with a misleading caption. The video shows a man donning a saffron scarf being shoved and heckled by a person wearing a skullcap. A heated exchange of words between them follows and a crowd starts gathering around them. This video ...
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By Srijit Das A graphic video of a murder that took place in Delhi's Tigri on August 2 this year, has recently been shared with a false communal claim that it shows the brutal killing of a Hindu by a Muslim man in broad daylight. BOOM found that the murder happened over a loan repayment issue between the victim and the accused; we also reached out to Delhi Police PRO Suman Nalwa who refuted any communal angle to the incident. The 2 minute-long graphic clip shows disturbing visuals of a man stabbing another in front of a bookstore, as passersby watch in horror. In the video, the killer can be s...
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