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By Anmol Alphonso A video of a press conference by a group under the banner of "Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh" is being shared on social media with the false claim that the RSS led by Mohan Bhagwat has extended its support to the opposition I.N.D.I.A alliance and the Congress Party against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). BOOM found that the group which shares the same name with Bhagwat's RSS is not affiliated to it. The Mohan Bhagwat led RSS is the ideological parent of the BJP. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several BJP ministers spent their formative years in the RSS. In the 2.20 mi...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video of a man speaking about banning the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Canada amidst diplomatic tensions with India is viral online with a false claim that the Canadian government is set to ban the Hindu organisation. BOOM found that the man speaking in the video is the head of an independent NGO, not a Canadian government official. In the video, the man is heard making 4 demands: recalling Canada's ambassador to India, expelling the Indian ambassador to Canada, freezing trade negotiations between the two countries, and banning the RSS. A diplomatic standoff ensued be...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video of a man speaking about banning the Rashtriya Sawayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Canada amidst diplomatic tensions with India is viral online with a false claim that the Canadian government is set to ban the Hindu organisation. BOOM found that the man speaking in the video is the head of an independent NGO, not a Canadian government official. In the video, the man is heard making 4 demands: recalling Canada's ambassador to India, expelling the Indian ambassador to Canada, freezing trade negotiations between the two countries, and banning the RSS. A diplomatic standoff ensued b...
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By Srijit Das A video showing a woman attending a protest against the alleged narcoterrorism by the Kuki community of Manipur is being shared online with the false claim that she is the Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey who is seen attending an event backed by the Hindutva organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. BOOM found that the woman in the video is Shabnam Jain Kundra, a member of the right-wing organisation Hindu Sena. We also spoke to the event organiser Sohan Giri who confirmed that the Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey was not present at the event. Manipur has been reeling under a serie...
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By Anmol Alphonso An old photo of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Manipur leader and his son at a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) event is being shared falsely claiming that they are the accused linking them to the viral video of two Kuki women paraded naked and sexually assaulted in Thoubal district by a mob in May 2023. BOOM reached out to Thoubal Police who dismissed the viral claim stating that two people in the viral photo are not accused in the gang rape case. A 26-second video surfaced on July 19, 2023, that went viral showing the two Kuki women being stripped naked and groped by a vio...
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By Mohammad Salman A street play video from 2017 in Kerala is going viral with the false claim that the video shows the murder of an RSS worker. BOOM found that the claim is false, and the video is a street play based on the death of journalist Gauri Lankesh. The video shows two men dragging a woman out of her car and shooting her when she resists. One of the men then addresses the crowd in Malayalam. Journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh, known for her fierce criticism of the right-wing, was shot dead outside her home in Bengaluru on September 5, 2017. The video is being shared with the capti...
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By Mohammad Salman A notice purportedly written on the letterhead of the right-wing Hindu organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is viral online with false claims that the RSS issued directives to Hindu men to lure Muslim women and force them to convert. The notice lists 12 pointers which include a 15-day training for the Hindu youths to woo Muslim women so that they accept the 'Sanatan Dharm' as their religion. It further provides ways to entrap Muslim women and also announces a grant of Rs 5 lakh for such inter-faith couples to set up their homes. BOOM found that the notice said to b...
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By Anmol Alphonso A tweet by a Twitter account impersonating Sudha Murty - author and chairperson of the Infosys Foundation, has gone viral with several Twitter users believing it to be Murty's actual account. On November 8, 2022, Murty, the wife of Infosys founder Narayana Murthy and mother-in-law of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, briefly met controversial right-wing leader Sambhaji Rao Bhide at an event in Sangli, Maharashtra. A video showing the philanthropist bowing to touch Bhide's feet, drew sharp reactions on social media. An unverified account @sudhamurty tweeted the video which s...
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