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By Anmol Alphonso A viral photo showing Pope Francis pictured with two young women in a hot tub, is a fake image created using a generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool online and is not a real photo of the pope. The fabrication is the latest to add to growing concerns that easy-to-access hyper-realistic AI generated images and videos are being weaponized to spread misinformation and disinformation across the world. In March, another AI-generated photo showing the head of the Roman Catholic church wearing a puffer jacket went viral on social media, with many people believing it to be true...
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By Nivedita Niranjankumar A photo from Peru showing giant cracks and fissures in the ground is being shared as an aerial shot of the situation in Joshimath, Uttarakhand where cracks have started appearing in homes and roads amid land subsidence. Joshimath in Uttarakhand, a gateway to several trekking sites and relgious spots like Badrinath and Hemkunth Sahib, was declared a disaster-prone zone earlier this year. Cracks have started to appear on roads and inside homes in Joshimath, with some establishments even reporting tilting. The government has currently banned all construction activities i...
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By Anmol Alphonso A photo showing Chief Of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan meeting National Security Advisor Ajit Doval along with National Technical Research Organisation chief Anil Dhasmana, is fake and edited. BOOM found that the viral photo is morphed and the original photo does not show either CDS Gen Anil Chauhan or NSA Ajit Doval. The government appointed General Anil Chauhan as the new Chief Of Defence Staff on September 28, 2022. The appointment came almost nine months after the death of General Bipin Rawat who served as CDS from January 2020 till his death in December 2021 i...
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By Anmol Alphonso An old photo showing Aamir Khan partaking in an aarti during the Navratri festival in Vadodara, Gujarat is being shared falsely claiming the actor was seen performing Hindu prayer rituals after his recent movie Laal Singh Chaddha tanked at the box office. Laal Singh Chaddha, directed by Advait Chandan, was released on August 11, 2022, and stars Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Naga Chaitanya. The film is an adaptation of the 1994 Hollywood classic Forrest Gump. India Today reported on August 24, 2022, that the movie is underperforming at the box office ever since its release, however...
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By Srijit Das A photo of a bungalow in Aranmula, Kerala is being shared with the false claim that it shows a house owned by a person who used caste-based reservations to get into elite educational institutions and amass wealth. The post goes on to claim that the person studied at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) while giving it an anti-reservation spin. BOOM found that the viral claim is false. We spoke to the former owner of the property who ran a homestay at the place and he denied the viral claim clarifying that neither he nor the current o...
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By Srijit Das A doctored image of a clipping of the Times Of India newspaper has been shared on social media with a false claim that the 5G spectrum auctions caused a record loss of Rs 2.8 lakh crore. BOOM found that the photo is digitally manipulated. The original article published on the Times Business section of the newspaper, reported that the 5G spectrum auctions generated a record Rs 1.5 lakh crore for the government. According toreports, the auction for the 5G telecom spectrum concluded on August 1, 2022 receiving bids upwards of Rs 1.5 lakh crore after seven days of bidding. Mukesh Amb...
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By Srijit Das A nearly ten-year-old picture of actor Aamir Khan standing with two people has been revived on social media with a false claim that the actor met with a terrorist in Saudi Arabia. BOOM found that the picture is old and Aamir Khan can be seen posing with Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi and a religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jamil. The photo is from 2012 when Khan made during Hajj to Mecca. A section of social media users has been asking to boycott the Aamir Khan-starrer film Laal Singh Chaddha for the controversial comments that the actor made in 2015 about growing intolerance in...
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By Srijit Das A 2019 photo of a damaged road from Thailand is being shared with a false claim that the picture shows the poor conditions of roads in India. According to news reports, newly-inaugurated Bundelkhand expressway developed deep potholes due to heavy rains just days after its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 16. The image is being shared in this backdrop. The Hindi caption with the picture is sarcastic and translates to, "The first portable road has been inaugurated in India in collaboration with Israel. It will rotate automatically when the traffic is heavy. The ...
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By Srijit Das A collage of four images, including one featuring Bharatiya Janata Party members at an auditorium in the Parliament, is viral with false claims that it shows leaders of the ruling party unwinding in Goa at a time when others are helping flood hit people. The image includes BJP members Shandilya Giriraj Singh, Saumitra Khan, SS Ahluwalia, Kailash Choudhary, G Kishan Reddy and Sukanta Majumdar. BOOM reached out to BJP MP Saumitra Khan, who confirmed that the photograph is from Balayogi Auditorium in Parliament Library Building, New Delhi. Telangana is experiencing floods after week...
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By Srijit Das An old photograph of Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal eating is being shared on social media with false claims that the image is from Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's recent wedding. BOOM found that the photograph is from 2018 when Kejriwal attended a Hanuman Jayanti bhandara organised by the employees of Delhi Secretariat. According to reports, Bhagwant Mann married Dr Gurpreet Kaur at a private ceremony in his Chandigarh residence on July 7. Kejriwal and AAP MP Raghav Chadha were in attendance, . The Hindi caption with the photo ...
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