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By Hazel Gandhi A digitally altered video purporting to show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy belly dancing in a red costume is viral online. BOOM found that the video is a deepfake and the original video shows an unidentified man dancing. Before entering politics, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was an entertainer, and has appeared in several movies and dance shows, including the Ukrainian version of Dancing With The Stars. A video purporting to show him dancing in a red outfit is viral online with the caption, "This is the problem with democracy. The oligarchs can pick any clo...
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By Archis Chowdhury Russia has reportedly deceived multiple Hollywood actors into unwittingly contributing to a disinformation campaign against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. A recent report by Microsoft's Threat Analysis Center highlighted how celebrities, like actor Elijah Wood, known for playing Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings movies, can been seen sending messages to Zelenskyy, urging him to seek assistance for substance use. According to the report, other celebrities like Priscilla Presley, the US Office actress Kate Flannery, Breaking Bad actor Dean Norris, John C McGinl...
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By Shrey Banerjee A montage of several videos showing the Beirut Port explosion of 2020 has surfaced with false claims that it shows Russian missiles hitting British cargo ships, triggering an explosion in Ukraine. BOOM found that the viral video shows multiple visuals captured during a port explosion that happened on August 4, 2020, in the city of Beirut, Lebanon and claimed more than 200 lives, triggering a nationwide emergency and shock. In the viral video, multiple explosions of a similar looking skyrise can be seen near the sea. Some footages can be seen as captured from a jet ski while s...
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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 Hazel Gandhi A video of jets flying over Paris and bombing the city, including the area near the Eiffel Tower is viral online amid the ongoing unrest in France. BOOM found that the video is old and not real, and has been created using computer graphics by the Ukraine government to link it to the protests in France. The unrest in France has eased after almost a week following the killing of Nahel M, a 17-year-old teenager, who was shot by a police officer near a traffic stop in Nanterre, west of Paris. The grandmother of the teenager, Nadia, appealed to the protestors to stop the violence in...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video purporting to show the recent blast at the Kakhovka dam in Russia-occupied Ukraine is viral online. BOOM found that the viral video is from November 2022 and not recent. The Kakhovka dam is a Soviet-era dam located in Ukraine's southern Kherson region. As per reports, a blast on June 6 destructed the dam and caused flooding in the nearby areas, including agricultural land and villages. While it is unknown what caused the blast, both Russia and Ukraine have blamed each other for it. The viral video of the explosion at Nova Kakhovka is being shared in this context and ped...
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By Srijit Das An old photo showing coffins of United States soldiers has recently been shared with a false claim that the picture shows the remains of US troops in coffins who lost their lives in Ukraine while fighting against Russia. BOOM found that the photo was released by the Pentagon in 2005 and shows the coffins of US crew members who died after a Black Hawk helicopter crash in Kuwait. The U.S sent Patriot missiles to Ukraine in April this year to support their long battle against Russian airstrikes. However, few days back U.S officials confirmed that a Patriot Defense System in Kyiva su...
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By Anmol Alphonso An old video from Afghanistan of a large crowd gathered at the airport runway with several helicopters taking off is being shared with the false claim that it shows the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) troops landing in Ukraine. NATO is an intergovernmental military alliance between 31 member states from North America and Europe, prominently consisting of the United States, Germany, United Kingdom. Ukraine is not part of the NATO. The video was tweeted by a Twitter user Dane (@UltraDane) with the caption. "In case you missed it, NATO soldiers now in Ukraine." Click h...
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By Hazel Gandhi A doctored video showing US President Joe Biden mocking transwomen and making derogatory transphobic remarks at a recent address is circulating with claims that he has come out against the trans community. Several Facebook posts have lauded Biden for the comments that he can be heard making in the morphed video. BOOM found that the video has been edited and overlaid with an audio where Biden is heard making the transphobic remarks; in the original clip, Biden is talking about the aid offered to Ukraine by US and NATO. In the morphed viral video, Biden can be heard saying, "You ...
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By Anmol Alphonso A cropped video of Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying that the United States will have to send their "sons and daughters" to war, is viral online with a false claim that the Ukrainian president wants the US to send its troops to fight for Ukraine in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. BOOM found that the viral video is cropped and misleading. The viral clip has left out the part where Zelenskyy hypothesizes that if Ukraine loses the war then Russia might enter Baltic states, NATO states thus drawing the US to get involved as they are a part of NATO. On February 24, 2023, Zelensky held a ...
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