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By Srijit Das An old photograph of a man walking over barricades as he brandishes two swords has recently been shared on social media with a false claim that it shows a glimpse from the current farmers' protest near the Delhi border. BOOM found that the photograph was taken in 2021 when protesting farmers assembled at the Red Fort in New Delhi as part of a demonstration opposing the farm laws introduced by the Centre. Farmers from across northern India have resumed their protest against the Narendra Modi-led BJP government, with demands for an ordinance ensuring a minimum support price (MSP) f...
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By Hazel Gandhi Old, unrelated, and morphed anti-Modi photos purporting to be from Tamil Nadu are viral online amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state. One photo shows a billboard reading "Modi No Entry", and another shows a railway station with the board, "Tamil Nadu Says, Go Back Modi, We Hate You." BOOM found that both these images are old and not related to Tamil Nadu. PM Modi is currently in Tamil Nadu on a state visit, and following some engagements in Chennai, he was seen him visiting the Theppakkadu elephant camp and interacting with Bomman and Bellie, the couple on whom...
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By Mohammad Salman An old photo of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari is going viral online with the claim that Kejriwal is apologising to Gadkari, and the latter is reading the apology. BOOM found that the viral picture is from 2014, Kejriwal met Gadkari on the issue of regularising e-rickshaws. Recently, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from the Parliament after being sentenced two years in jail in relation to a defamation case filed against him in Surat. Arvind Kejriwal spoke up about the matter and fiercely criticised the central government f...
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By Hazel Gandhi An old photo of Rahul Gandhi standing with another individual is going viral online misidentifying the latter as Nathan Anderson - the founder of Hindenburg Research. BOOM found that the man is actually Niels Annen, a German politician in the Social Democratic Party. On January 24, New York-based short selling company Hindenburg Research released a report accusing Asia's then richest man Gautam Adani of stock manipulation and accounting fraud. The report ended up erasing $100 billion from Adani's market cap, and the company also had to withdraw its Follow-on Public Offer (FPO)....
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By Hazel Gandhi An old photo of a slum overflowing on to a railway track in Kolkata is going viral linking it to the Supreme Court's recent order to stay an eviction drive in Uttarakhand's Haldwani district. BOOM found that the claim is false, and the old photo is from Kolkata. On December 20, 2022, the Uttarakhand HC ordered the residents of Haldwani to evacuate the area claiming that the land belonged to the railway, leading to heavy protests. However, on January 5, 2023, the Supreme court provided relief to the people by halting the demolition order and asked the state and railways to come ...
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