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By Hazel Gandhi An old video showing flooding in the New York subway is viral online with the false claim that the visuals are from the recent flash floods in the city. BOOM found that the clip is old and was taken in September 2021 during Hurricane Ida, a destructive Atlantic hurricane that claimed 55 direct and 32 indirect lives as a tropical cyclone and caused damage to the tune of $75 billion, according to the National Hurricane Center Tropical Cyclone Report. A state of emergency was declared in New York after severe storms led to flash floods in several parts of the city on September 29,...
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By Hera Rizwan Mehran’s Steakhouse in Manhattan’s East Village has a series of glowing online reviews and a long waiting list of customers to its name. The food enthusiasts who gathered at the steakhouse to devour their meal last weekend were under the impression that they had finally secured a table at a highly exclusive, century-old chop house after waiting for years. This Manhattan Steakhouse seems like an out-of-reach restaurant with its all-time booked waiting list, except it isn't, because the restaurant does not exist. This one-night-only dining experience started as an inside joke whic...
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By Hazel Gandhi A morphed video showing an anti-Ukraine slogan which reads 'No Zelensky, No War' is being shared as a real advertising hoarding put up on 5th avenue, New York. BOOM found that the video is edited and the original version shows a woman on the hoarding. The 8-second clip is being shared with the caption, "So apparently some Americans are fed up with the bullshit warmongering rhetoric coming from Washington. 'No Zelensky, No War' (Advertising banner in New York)" Clickhere to view the tweet and here for an archive. The clip is also circulating on Facebook. Click here to view the p...
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By Sk Badiruddin A video showing Hindu monk and yogi Paramahansa Yogananda walking in the streets of New York with his disciples is circulating online with false claims that it shows rare footage of Swami Vivekananda touring the United States. The video shows Paramahansa Yogananda, a Hindu monk walking with his disciples at Pershing Square in New York, during a 1923 visit to the city. The video has been shared with captions in English, Telugu and Tamil. One such caption reads, “Wonderful but true. None of us would have seen Vivekananda in the right angle. Now see Vivekananda. Very rare. Swamy ...
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By Srijit Das An old video of multi-vehicle crash from Texas is being widely circulated on social media platforms falsely claiming that it shows a major accident that recently took place in Buffalo City, New York. BOOM found that the visuals are from February 2021 and shows an accident which happened on Interstate 35W highway in Texas after an overnight winter storm hit the area. People in United States are currently battling harsh winter storms, which have disrupted transportation across the country. As per reports, the ice storms have affected nearly 250 million Americans and Canadians causi...
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By BOOM Team Writer Salman Rushdie's condition is said to be stable as he was taken off the ventilator last night. Rushdie, 75, suffered serious injuries in a stabbing attack at a literary event in New York on Friday. The improvement in his health was reported a day after his agent Andrew Wylie said that he might lose an eye, while his liver was also damaged in the knife attack. According to reports, an attacker stormed his way to the stage and stabbed the author in the neck and abdomen at least 10 times just as he was being introduced before his lecture. The attacker was immediately nabbed by...
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By BOOM Team Salman Rushdie, the booker prize-winning author who was attacked in New York on Friday, is said to be not doing so well. He has been put on a ventilator after he was been stabbed multiple times by a man called Hamid Matar during a literary event in New York. Here's what we know so far: Health status Andrew Wylie, the author's agent, told the media on Friday, "The news is not good." The New York Timesreported that Rushdie might lose an eye and his liver has been damaged because of the attack. The attack also left several nerves on Rushdie's arms damaged, which is likely to affect t...
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By The Conversation With its decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol v. Bruen on June 23, 2022, the Supreme Court has announced that the Second Amendment is not a second-class right. The core argument of the decision is that gun rights are to be treated the same as other hallowed rights like the freedom of speech or freedom of religion recognized in the First Amendment. For most of the history of the court, Second Amendment rights have been seen as distinct, more dangerous and thus more open to regulation. Now, the majority of justices has invoked a major change, with implications for many r...
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