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Washington (AFP) - Lawmakers from President Joe Biden's Democratic Party on Friday accused House Speaker Mike Johnson of disrespecting Africa after he did not invite Kenyan President William Ruto to address Congress during an upcoming Washington visit. Biden has invited the key US regional ally next week for a state visit -- the most prestigious trip a foreign leader can pay to Washington, which includes a ceremonial welcome and formal dinner at the White House. Leaders on state visits often also address joint sessions of Congress, but Johnson, a Republican, brushed aside an appeal for an invi...
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By Hazel Gandhi Two videos purporting to show Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealing to the public to vote for the Congress in one and the Samajwadi Party in the other are being circulated online. BOOM found that the claims are false and videos of Modi's original speech have been digitally manipulated to make the false claim. The original video is old and shows Modi appealing to the crowd to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In one of the viral videos shared on Instagram, Modi is heard saying in Hindi, "If you want welfare for the kids in your family, then vote for the Congress." Clic...
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By BOOM FACT Check Team Claim: A viral video purportedly showing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi predicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi will return to power after June 4, 2024 is viral online. Fact: BOOM, in its factcheck, found that in his original speech, Rahul Gandhi asserted that PM Modi would not retain office. The viral video has multiple jump cuts to make the false claim. Tools used: We watched the original video uploaded on Congress' official YouTube channel when Gandhi delivered a speech in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh on May 10, 2024. In the viral video, several words such as 'wont', 'cannot'...
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Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden refused Thursday to turn over audio of his questioning by investigators probing his handling of classified documents in an interview that led to bombshell accusations that the 81-year-old Democrat was mentally frail. Republicans in Congress have been demanding the tapes of the October deposition with Special Counsel Robert Hur, who interviewed the president extensively for his inquiry into Biden's retention of the records. Hur concluded in February that charges were not warranted but made the politically explosive claim that Biden had "limited precisio...
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By BOOM FACT Check Team Claim: A video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is viral claiming that it captures Gandhi's visit to the Ram temple in Ayodhya following his nomination filing from Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli for the Lok Sabha elections. Fact: BOOM found that the video is old and from Jharkhand's Deoghar district. The footage shows Gandhi's visit to the Baba Baidyanath Dham temple as part of his nationwide Bharat Jodo Nyay rally on February 3, 2024. Tools used: BOOM ran a reverse image search on one of the keyframes from the viral video and found several news reports from February 3, 2024...
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By Anmol Alphonso A video of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Mahila Morcha in Madhya Pradesh (MP) protesting outside the residence of the state Congress chief Jitu Patwari for his remarks against a female BJP leader is viral with a false claim that it shows Congress workers tearing down hoardings of Hindu deities. The Phase 4 voting for the Lok Sabha election in Madhya Pradesh is scheduled to take place on May 13 for eight seats. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have in their campaign speeches, been targeting the opposition especially claiming that the Congress party is ...
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By Srijit Das A video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is viral with a false claim that it captures Gandhi's visit to the Ram temple in Ayodhya following his nomination filing from Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli for the Lok Sabha elections. BOOM found that the video is old and from Jharkhand's Deoghar district. The footage shows Gandhi's visit to the Baba Baidyanath Dham temple as part of his nationwide Bharat Jodo Nyay rally on February 3, 2024. In the 57-second video clip, the Congress leader can be seen coming out of a temple, while in the background, a group of people can be heard chanting slog...
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Washington (AFP) - Democrats voted to rescue the Republican leader of the US House of Representatives on Wednesday after a right-wing lawmaker moved to topple him, plunging the already-divided party into fresh conflict ahead of November's elections. Under House rules, any single lawmaker can force a vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, and Marjorie Taylor Greene finally pulled the trigger more than six weeks after filing a "motion to vacate" his position atop the Republican majority. The Georgia conservative was booed by colleagues as she formally announced the effort on the House floor, reeling...
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By BOOM FACT Check Team Claim: A video purporting to show Congress workers in Karnataka burning an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and instead setting their lungis on fire is viral online. Fact: BOOM found that the claims are false, the video is from 2012 and shows members of the Kerala Students Union (KSU) burning an effigy of Mahatma Gandhi University's then Vice Chancellor. The video is being falsely linked to 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Tools used: We ran a reverse image search of some keyframes from the viral video on Google and found a Facebook post from September 1, 2012 that carri...
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By Srijit Das A cropped video of Mallikarjun Kharge, president of the Indian National Congress, is circulating with a false claim that it shows him revealing plans of the party to distribute people's wealth among Muslims once Congress is elected to power. BOOM found that in the original video, Kharge addressed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's accusation regarding the Congress manifesto and called him out for spreading misinformation about the party. Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that the Congress manifesto proposes a comprehensive survey of all assets in the country, including gold owned ...
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