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By Hazel Gandhi A video of a man protesting in Delhi and being detained by the police is viral online with the false claim that he is Punjab's Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. BOOM found that the claims are false, the viral video shows Punjab's education minister Harjot Singh Bains who is misidentified as Bhagwant Mann. Aam Aadmi Party's chief and Delhi's CM Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 21, 2024 in connection to the excise policy case in Delhi. Following his arrest, several senior AAP leaders including Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj were detained during ...
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By Hazel Gandhi A distressing video showing a man being beaten up in Sangrur, Punjab, is viral online with the false claim that the victim is a Christian being beaten up by a Hindu mob in Uttar Pradesh. BOOM found that the claims are false, the incident is originally from February 2023 and took place in Sangrur, Punjab. The victim is a Hindu, Sonu Kumar, who was thrashed by a group of Hindu men. The 1:27 minutes long video shows two men beating the victim with rods while another man holds him down. A caption on X reads, "RAM RAJ⚠️ If you don't pray now, then when will you pray ⚠️(𝗨𝗣) Heartbrea...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video of a group of Sikh protesters clashing with the police in Punjab's Tarn Taran district is being shared on social media falsely linking it to the ongoing farmers' protest. BOOM found that the video predates the farmers' protest and shows clashes near a Gurudwara over the hanging of a portrait of slain Sikh militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Farmers from more than 300 unions, hailing from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan, begun marching to Delhi in February 2024 to demand a law guaranteeing Minimum Support Price (MSP). According to reports, the police has d...
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By Anmol Alphonso Several old and unrelated videos are being shared falsely claiming that they show alcohol being distributed to farmers protesting in the ongoing Delhi Chalo farmers' protests. In the viral videos, we can see people holding glasses in their hands and waiting for alcohol to be served, while in some other visuals we can see drums of alcohol. Thousands of protesting farmers from neighbouring states, including Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, are marching towards the capital with their tractors demanding assured prices for their crops and the implementation and legal guarantee ...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video showing some people going past a police barricade on a tractor is viral online that they are farmers marching to Delhi as part of the ongoing farmers' protest. BOOM found that the claims are false, the video predates the ongoing farmers' protest and shows a demonstration at Sangrur, Punjab, against the arrest of influencer Bhaana Sidhu. Farmer organisations from several states including Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan have organised the Delhi Chalo march and have begun their journey to protest outside the Parliament House. Their demands include a law guara...
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By Rohit Kumar A distressing video of a man being trampled under a tractor trolley is viral online with a false claim that he was a policeman who was crushed to death during the ongoing clashes between police and farmers amid the ongoing farmers' protest. BOOM found that the claims are misleading, the video is from Sangrur, Punjab and was taken in August 2023 when a protestor died after being run over by a tractor trolley. Farmers from several Indian states are marching to the capital as part of their Delhi Chalo agitation; calling for a law that guarantees a Minimum Support Price (MSP), among...
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By Anmol Alphonso An AI-generated photo purporting to show modified tractors on a highway is being shared on social media falsely linking it to the ongoing 'Delhi Chalo' farmers' protest claiming that these tractors would be used to breach police barricades to enter Delhi. The viral photo is along with a screenshot of an article published by news agency ANI, and the headline in the screenshot reads, "Tractors modified to remove barricades, resist tear gas shells will lead Delhi Chalo march by Punjab farmers, intelligence agencies alert police" published on February 11, 2024. ANI had reported q...
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By Hazel Gandhi A notice purportedly issued by the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab condemning pro-Khalistan outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), is fake. BOOM spoke to an official of the temple's managing committee who confirmed that the notice is fake and has not been issued by them. The notice, purportedly issued by Sri Harmandir Sahib or the Golden Temple, condemns BKI's terrorism and the way it is "using Sikh religion to defame India." It asks the Indian Sikh community to follow the democratic path to achieve political aspirations and stand by India. It also calls for gurudwaras wor...
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By Anmol Alphonso An old video from October 2022 of Cameron MacKay, High Commissioner for Canada in India visiting the Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in Delhi is being shared with the false claim that he visited the Golden Temple in Punjab after the recent diplomatic row with India. Diplomatic tensions escalated between the India and Canada after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on September 19, 2023, alleged a “potential link” being investigated between Indian government agents and the killing of pro-Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June in British Columbia, Canada. This was followed by ...
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