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By The Conversation Gabriel J. Chin, University of California, DavisFederal prosecutors on June 9, 2023, unsealed the indictment that spells out the government’s case against former President Donald J. Trump, who is accused of violating national security laws and obstructing justice. The 49-page document details how Trump kept classified government documents – including papers concerning U.S. nuclear capabilities – scattered in boxes across his home at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, long after his presidency ended in 2021 and the government tried to reclaim them. The indictment also shows t...
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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 The Conversation Mary Angela Bock, The University of Texas at AustinFormer President Donald Trump exited his black SUV and waved to supporters as he walked, flanked by Secret Service agents, into a downtown Manhattan courthouse to be arrested on April 4, 2023. This brief moment could easily be called the perp walk of the century. Hundreds of visual journalists trained their cameras on the courthouse door, and helicopters overhead captured Trump’s short walk. Trump was visible to the public a second time inside the courthouse at around 2:30 p.m. and, with a stern expression, again walked pas...
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By Hera Rizwan A high-altitude object was shot down close to Lake Huron by the US military on Sunday, making it the third one that the US military has destroyed in North American airspace in less than a week. An unidentified object was shot down by a US F-22 over Alaskan airspace on Friday, followed by another object which was shot down over northern Canada on Saturday. Besides, a Chinese surveillance balloon was brought down by F-22s last weekend off the South Carolina coast on February 4. What do we know about these unidentified objects?February 12A US F-16 fighter jet shot down an "airborne...
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By Anmol Alphonso An old video from June 2022 of a group of people protesting against former Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nupur Sharma's remarks on Prophet Mohammad is being shared with the misleading claim that it is from a recent protest against Hindus in the United States. BOOM found that the viral video is being shared out of context to falsely claim that it is recent and to "Boycott Hindu business'. The video which shows a group people protesting with placards that read, "Stop Hindutva USA", "Muslim Lives Matter" and chanting "Save the prophet" was tweeted by the Twitter handle '@MeghUpd...
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By Hera Rizwan The US military announced on Sunday that it was looking for remains of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that it shot down the day before. In order to prevent any harm to Americans on the ground, President Joe Biden delayed the orders for striking down until the balloon was over water off the coast of South Carolina on Wednesday. A statement from the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin said, "The balloon, which was being used by the PRC in an attempt to surveil strategic sites in the continental United States, was brought down above U.S. territorial waters. On Wedne...
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By Sk Badiruddin A performance of a magic trick on a reality television series is circulating on social media with bizarre claims that a new kind of cell phone made from disposable paper has been invented. The claims further falsely suggest that people can call or send messages and then dispose the paper phone off. BOOM found that the video shows a dramatised performance by actor-producer Michael Carbonaro on TruTv. Michael is the host of 'The Carbonaro Effect', a show filming effect of baffling tricks on unsuspecting people in daily lives, all captured by camera secretly. The video shows demo...
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By BOOM Team Jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner was released on Thursday after spending almost a year in the Russian prison. Griner was released in exchange for Viktor Bout, a notorious arms dealer, also known as the "Merchant of Death" and had reportedly been in US jail for 12 years. Griner was arrested from the Moscow airport in February for allegedly carrying cannabis oil. "I'm glad to say Brittney's in good spirits... she needs time and space to recover," US President Joe Biden said after the prisoner exchange in Abu Dhabi. Biden added that Griner was being flown back to her home an...
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