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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 Hazel Gandhi An old video of Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking about nuclear war has been mistranslated and shared as a recent video to claim his support to Palestine amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. The video also purports to show Putin warning the United States to not interfere in the conflict. BOOM found that the video is from December 2022 and shows Putin discussing the threat of nuclear war. He does not mention Israel or Palestine in this address. Hamas launched an unprecedented ambush against Israeli forces on October 7, ensuing a deadly conflict between the two that has claime...
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By Srijit Das A video from a video game showing a number of missiles fired at a fighter jet is viral with a false claim that the visuals show a fight between Russian military and Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner troop. BOOM found the video does not show a glimpse of the attempted mutiny by Wagner group in Russia but is part of a user generated gameplay from ARMA 3. Russian President Vladimir Putin recently encountered a serious challenge by his once loyalist Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the Wagner group. Prigozhin, criticised the Russian leadership accusing them of incompetence and over the weekend l...
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By Sk Badiruddin A morphed image is being shared on social media with a false claim that the Russian President Vladimir Putin’s office displayed a portrait of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar on the wall. The image was shared on the occasion of Ambedkar’s 133th Birthday observed on Friday, April 14. BOOM found that the original image on Alamy, uploaded on February 15, 2007, shows the national emblem of the Russian Federation or the coat of arms of Russia was placed behind President Putin and not a photo of Dr. Ambedkar. Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar also known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, a social reformer and India’s f...
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By Sk Badiruddin At least two photos of Russian President Vladimir Putin wearing robes worn by Buddhist monks are being circulated on social media with a false claim that Putin has embraced Buddhism. BOOM found that Putin’s image has been created using Midjourney, a generative AI tool that can create hyperrealistic images following prompted commands. The Facebook post featuring two images of Putin in a monk's robe is captioned as, “Putin denounced his old life and became a Buddhist monk.” View the post here. Putin’s images are viral on Facebook with captions in English and Bangla. The Facebook...
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By BOOM Team It has been one year since Russia launched an attack on its neighboring country Ukraine. On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a full-fledged attack on Ukraine. Russia at the time of launching the attacks said it was conducting a "special military operation" to "denazify" Ukraine. The military attack in the last year has left several Ukrainian cities upended, while millions of people fled their homes for safety. Videos and photos shared in the initial days of the Russian attack showed people taking refuge in underground metro stations as buildings were b...
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By BOOM Team A Russian businessman and lawmaker, and his friend died at a hotel in Odisha within a span of two days. The duo were staying at a hotel in Rayagada district where Vladimir Bidenov, 61, was found dead in his room on December 22, PTI reported. His friend Pavel Antov, a lawmaker and business tycoon died on December 24 after allegedly falling from the third floor of the hotel building. Antov was reportedly a critic of Russia's attack on Ukraine, a claim that he had denied. Odisha police superintendent Vivekananda Sharma said Budanov died after suffering a stroke, while Antov, 65, was ...
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By BOOM Team Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday claimed that Russia had no intentions of carrying out nuclear strikes on Ukraine amid the raging conflict between the two neighboring countries. "We see no need for that. There is no point in that, neither political nor military," AP quoted Putin speaking at a conference of international foreign policy experts. He was speaking at a conference on Thursday, a day after he monitored Russia's drill of strategic nuclear forces. Ballistic and cruise missiles were launched during the drill, according to a statement issued by the Kremlin. Also ...
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By The Conversation If you wanted an indication of how badly Russia's war is going and how much pressure Vladimir Putin is under, then the missile attacks on Kyiv and Ukraine's major cities over the last day or two are as good as any. These attacks have no military value; they won't stall Ukraine's successful counteroffensives in the south and east. They merely aim to terrify the Ukrainian people. History tells us this approach rarely works. The successful attack on Kerch bridge has clearly cut Putin to the quick. The bridge was one of Putin's signature projects and a major strategic asset for...
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By The Conversation The world is now witness to a new phase in the Ukraine war. Theattack on the Kerch bridge and the subsequent retaliatory Russian missiles strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities indicate that the war is escalating. But just how far will this escalation go and is a full-scale nuclear exchange – however unthinkable – on the cards at some future point? Also Read:Kyiv Hit By Russian Missiles, Several Cities Under Siege It is coming to be understood that the war in Ukraine needs to be prevented from assuming proportions that are dangerous for the entire world – and not just f...
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