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By Anmol Alphonso A viral WhatsApp forward claiming that women voters should remove any nail polish from their fingernails before going to cast their votes, failing which they will not be allowed to vote, is fake. BOOM reached out to an Election Commission of India (ECI) official who rubbished the viral forward. Voting for the 5th phase of the Lok Sabha 2024 is currently ongoing in several states on May 20, 2024, with the last two phases scheduled for May 25 and June 1. Meanwhile counting of votes and results will be declared on June 4. The viral message reads, "Attention to All Ladies, Please...
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By Anmol Alphonso A video of a scuffle between a group of people at the Tis Hazari Court mediation center in Delhi is viral with a false claim that it shows the alleged assault on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Member of Parliament Swati Maliwal. Maliwal in her complaint has alleged that she was attacked by Kejriwal's aide, Bibhav Kumar on May 13, 2024, inside the CM's residence. Kumar has denied the allegation and written to the Delhi Police for registering an FIR on his complaint too. The Delhi police arrested Kumar on May 18, 2024, to be produced in Tis Hazari Court according to The Indian Express. ...
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By Anmol Alphonso A video of an Islamic flag at a roadshow of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) candidate Anil Desai from Mumbai South is being shared with a false claim that a Pakistan flag was spotted at the event. Voting for the Lok Sabha election in Mumbai is on May 20, 2024. Shiv Sena (UBT) is part of the I.N.D.I.A alliance along with Congress, NCP (Sharad Pawar) contesting against the BJP led NDA alliance with the Shiv Sena and NCP. The viral video was posted on X by BJP leader Nilesh Rane with the caption when translated to English reads, "The flag of Pakistan in the procession of ...
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By Anmol Alphonso An image claiming to show a graphic by The News Minute (TNM) predicting a landslide victory for Telugu Desam Party (TDP) led NDA alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party and Jana Sena Party (JSP) in the upcoming Andhra Pradesh assembly election, is fake. BOOM found that The News Minute has not released any such exit poll for the assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh predicting a NDA victory. Andhra Pradesh assembly elections are being held along with the general elections, the results of which will be declared on June 4, 2024. The ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRC...
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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 Hazel Gandhi A video purporting to show Chandrababu Naidu, leader of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) answering "100 percent" when asked by a reporter if current Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Jagan Mohan Reddy, would be re-elected as the CM, is doctored with a fake audio of the question. BOOM found that the claims are false and in the original video, Chandrababu Naidu was heard saying that TDP would win the election, not Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party's (YSRCP) Jagan Mohan Reddy. In the video, a reporter asks, "Sir, Jagan will come back to power again?" to which Chandrababu Naidu say...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video purporting to show Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) being transported in a vehicle is viral online with the false claim that it shows the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) engaging in EVM fraud during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. BOOM, in its factcheck, found that the claims are false, the video dates back to 2022 and was taken during the Assembly Elections in Uttar Pradesh; it is unrelated to the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The video shows multiple EVMs being recovered from the back of a tempo with a huge crowd surrounding it. It is being shared on X with a satirical ...
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By Anmol Alphonso A photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi serving food at a langar (community kitchen) to devotees at the Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib Gurdwara in Patna, Bihar, is being shared with a false claim that the vessel the prime minister was seen holding was empty. BOOM viewed visuals of Modi serving food at the langar and found that the bucket he was seen holding contained kheer in it. The prime minister on May 13, 2024, visited the Takhat Sri Patna Sahib Gurdwara, which holds significance as the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru. Modi wore a turban and was...
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By Anmol Alphonso A viral video purportedly showing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi predicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi will return to power after June 4, is digitally altered. BOOM found that in his original speech, Gandhi asserted that Modi would not retain office. The viral video has multiple jump cuts to make the false claim. Results of the Lok Sabha 2024 election, which is being held in seven phases, will be declared on June, 2024. In the viral video, Gandhi can be heard saying in Hindi, "Narendra Modi will remain the Prime Minister of India. In the beginning itself let me tell you what ...
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By Anmol Alphonso A video of Mumbai Police officials searching a cardboard box containing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) poll campaigning kit, including Modi masks, BJP flags, and a rectangular box of perfume, is viral on social media with a false claim that gold biscuits were found with a BJP leader to lure voters. BOOM found that the object is indeed a perfume spray. Ajay Badgujar, BJP's District Vice President from north central Mumbai, confirmed in an interview with NDTV that the object was a perfume box. He also stated that the voice in the viral video is his own, and he had sarcastically...
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