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By BOOM FACT Check Team Claim: A notice claiming to show Dubai-based Association of Sunni Muslims offering financial support to Muslims travelling to Karnataka to oust the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is viral online. Fact: BOOM found that the claims are false, we found no evidence regarding the existence of an organisation called the Association of Sunni Muslims in Dubai and the address and contact numbers mentioned in the notice were fake too. Tools used: We first ran a search for the Association of Sunni Muslims (Dubai) on Google and Facebook and d...
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By Archis Chowdhury The Indian Ministry of Culture falsely claimed that the newly inaugurated BAPS temple in the United Arab Emirates' Abu Dhabi was the first temple to be built in the country. This false claim was further shared by several Union Ministers and mainstream media outlets. BOOM found that several other Hindu temples had already existed in UAE's Dubai before the inauguration of the BAPS temple in Abu Dhabi. Also Read:Kangana Ranaut Revives False Claim Of PM Modi's Nobel Prize Prospects The claim went viral in the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Abu Dhabi for the...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video showing a social media content creator celebrating India's Independence Day in Dubai along with Dubai Police personnel is viral online misidentifying the former as the prince of Dubai. BOOM found that the video shows a social media creator who hails from Kerala and not Dubai's Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan. The video shows a man dressed in Arabic attire getting out of a car painted in UAE and Indian flags, following which some people dressed as policemen are seen stepping out from a Dubai Police car. They even celebrate by cutting a cake and waving the Indian flag. These p...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video showing a skyscraper engulfed in fire in UAE's Ajman Tower is being shared online with the false claim that it was set ablaze by Muslim rioters in France after the death of Nahel M, shot by French traffic police for not stopping at a signal. BOOM found that the video is from a fire that broke out in UAE's Ajman Towers and has no connection to the protests in France. After almost a week of riots in the country, the condition in France seems to be settling as President Macron will meet leaders of the parliament on July 4 to discuss the situation. Protests that led to vand...
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By Anmol Alphonso A black and white photo of veteran journalist Sheela Bhatt interviewing underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in Dubai in 1987 is being shared on social media misidentifying the woman in the photo as former journalist turned Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate. The photograph is being shared with the caption when translated reads, "The name of this woman seen with Dawood in this picture of 1987 is Supriya Shrinate. At this time, she is the national spokesperson of Congress. You can often see her speaking shamelessly in a TV debate. Now I understand why she abuses and quarrels with...
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By Archis Chowdhury Suresh Chavhanke, the editor-in-chief and founder of right-wing news outlet Sudarshan News, posted a video on Twitter, where a person is seen offering namaz inside a bus, while passengers are seen queuing up outside. Chavhanke purportedly shared this as a footage from India, and claimed that the passengers were waiting outside for the driver to finish offering namaz. However, BOOM found that Chavhanke’s claim is misleading; our fact-check reveals that the incident in the video is from Dubai, and not from India. Furthermore Dubai’s Department of Roads and Transport refuted t...
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By BOOM FACT Check Team A digitally altered image showing a projection of Hindu deity Ram on the Burj Khalifa, the popular skyscraper of Dubai, is being shared with the false claim that it shows a recent instance of celebration of the Hindu festival Ram Navami, on the iconic building. BOOM found that the image has been altered to digitally add the visuals of the Hindu deity Rama on the Burj Khalifa. The original image, a stock photo, does not contain the deity's image. Also Read:No, Burj Khalifa Did Not Display Sri Lankan Flag After Asia Cup 2022 Win The event of Ram Navami, which was observed...
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By BOOM FACT Check Team Social media posts claiming Dubai's Al Minhad district has been renamed to 'Hind City' as an acknowledgment of India and the contribution of Hindus to humanity, are false and misleading. BOOM reached out to the Dubai government's media office which clarified in a statement that the renaming had nothing to do with any other country. The misinformation was peddled by Megh Updates, a right-wing Twitter account. The misleading tweet has already received over 1.1 million views. Click here to view an archive. Anil Bulani, a Member of Parliament from Uttarakhand and Bharatiya ...
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By Sk Badiruddin An old image of Portugal footballer Cristiano Ronaldo giving an interview to a hijab-clad woman at an event in Dubai is circulating with a misleading claim that the footballer said he loves Islam. BOOM found that Ronaldo's image is from Dubai Expo 2022 where he expressed his love for Dubai; the viral quote on Islam has been falsely attributed to him. Ronaldo, the Portugal football team captainjoined Saudi Arabia club Al Nasr in December, 2022. He has joined the club on a contract for two and half years. Misinformation about Ronaldo and the Arab club have started doing the roun...
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By Srijanee Chakraborty An image of the Sri Lankan flag being displayed on the Burj Khalifa, the popular skyscraper of Dubai, is being circulated widely on social media claiming that the flag was displayed on the Dubai landmark after Sri Lanka's cricket team won the Asia Cup 2022 on September 11, 2022. Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022 finale on September 11 at the Sharjah stadium. The image is being shared with the caption, "Burj Khalifa, Dubai #AsiaCup2022; Congratulations, Sri Lanka." Click here to view the post. Click here and here to see more posts like this. BOOM found that th...
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