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By Anmol Alphonso A video of Rahul Gandhi asking the crowd at his rally for a stick which had the Indian flag on it is being shared on social media with the misleading claim that the Congress leader asked for the Indian flag to be removed during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Maharashtra. BOOM found that the viral video is cropped and being shared out of context. Gandhi asked for a stick to demonstrate how the government allegedly misuses central agencies. The seven seconds video was posted on X by Bharatiya Janata Party IT cell chief Amit Malviya with the caption, "Rahul Gandhi asks India’s fl...
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By Hazel Gandhi A gruesome video of a man brutally attacking a doctor in Nashik, Maharashtra, with a sickle is viral online with the false claim that the accused is a Muslim. BOOM found that the claims are false, the accused is a Hindu named Rajendra More who attacked the doctor over a financial dispute. There is no communal angle to the incident. Dr Kailash Rathi, a chest physician and critical care specialist was attacked in Panchavati, Nashik on February 23, 2024. A disturbing video of the incident is circulating on social media that shows the attacker using the sickle multiple times to att...
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By Mohammed Kudrati Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis earlier this week claimed that prime ministers and heads of state of 120 countries passed a resolution asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lead them and be their voice. He provided no details as to the passage of this resolution or the forum at which it was passed. Fadnavis made the statement at an event of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday. BOOM found these comments to be vague and based on India's presiding over the Voice of the Global South Summit, which it hosted as part of its ongoing presidency of the G20. Fa...
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By Anmol Alphonso A photo of a woman's body found in a suitcase at Uttan beach, Thane district near Mumbai is being shared with a false claim that she was murdered by a Muslim man. BOOM spoke to Mira-Bhayandar Police who stated that the victim has been identified as Anjali Mintu Singh (23) who was murdered allegedly by her husband - Mintu Singh (31) as he suspected that she was having an extramarital affair. Several right-wing Twitter users on Friday shared a disturbing photo partially showing woman's body that was recovered at Uttan beach. The photo showed a trishul tattoo on the woman's fore...
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By Anmol Alphonso A 2018 video from Chopda city in Maharashtra of a Muslim man threatening a police constable is viral with the false claim that it shows a recent incident from Karnataka after the Congress won a majority in the assembly election. The Congress Party won 135 seats in the Karnataka assembly election on May 13, 2023, crossing the halfway mark of 113 seats and dislodging the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state. The BJP got 66 seats and the Janata Dal (Secular) got 19 seats. Following the verdict, several videos have gone viral on social media with some being shared with ...
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By Nivedita Niranjankumar Nagpur, Maharashtra —“If the girls around you are starting to give up wearing bindis, bangles or refuse to wear sarees, then it is the first sign that they have been trapped by Muslim men….” narrates a woman in Marathi, in a video. Wearing a bright green saree, her hair tied in a bun, a bindi on her forehead, and bangles on her hand, the woman who looks to be about 30 years old, goes on, “Find these women and tell them about how Muslim men only want to convert them and then abandon them. Protect our girls…our culture, our children.” The video is being watched by four ...
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By Hazel Gandhi An old video of a state-wide protest by Shiv Sena against the fuel price hike in Maharashtra is being shared as a recent protest in Karnataka during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to the state. BOOM found that the video is from Hingoli, Maharashtra in February 2021, when Shiv Sena MLA Santosh Bangar staged a bullock-cart protest against the Modi government. Ahead of the assembly elections in Karnataka in May this year, PM Modi visited the state and spoke about several development projects, including a four-lane Mysuru–Kushalnagar highway and inaugurating the 10-lan...
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By Kaisar Andrabi For the past three days, Aakash Yadav, a 22-year-old resident of the Vasai area of Palghar Mumbai, has been desperately attempting to call the cyber helpline number 1930 to complaint about the harassment calls he has been getting. His calls went unanswered and all that he heard was an automated response: “Welcome to the cyber helpline number…” before the call dropped once again. On March 8, Yadav was checking his eligibility criteria to avail short-term loans. On Instagram, he stumbled upon an app - Financial Wallet. He clicked on the post which took him to Playstore from whe...
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By Anmol Alphonso The quiet lanes of fashion street in South Mumbai were filled with communal slogans on a Friday afternoon. A group of around 300 to 400 saffron-attired men, women, and some children, carrying posters and flags were part of a Hindutva rally, protesting against what they call "Land Jihad". "Nahi chalega, nahi chalega Gad-durg pa Islamic atikraman nahi chalega (The Islamic encroachment of forts will not be tolerated)," they screamed, alleging that historic forts in Maharashtra are being encroached upon by the Muslim community. The rally organised on March 3, 2023, was spearheade...
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