An old video from Uttar Pradesh has resurfaced with a false claim that it shows locals in Gujarat attacking a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) convoy ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
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Old Video From UP Falsely Shared As Locals Attacking BJP Rally In Gujarat | BOOM
BOOM found that the footage is from 2021 and shows clashes between supporters of two BJP leaders in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
An image of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde eating with social media influencer Kamiya Jani has surfaced with false claims that the Shiv Sena leader ate mutton during the Navratri festival.
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Photo Does Not Show Eknath Shinde Eating Non-Veg During Navratri | BOOM
BOOM found that the image is from Curly Tales and Eknath Shinde was eating a vegetarian Saoji meal.
An old photo of the former Indian men’s cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is being peddled online with a false claim that it shows him urging people to vote for the Congress.
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Photo Does Not Show MS Dhoni Urging People To Vote For Congress | BOOM
BOOM found that the photograph shows Dhoni celebrating Chennai Super Kings reaching six million followers on erstwhile Twitter (now X) in 2020.
BOOM found that while tendered votes are allowed, it's compulsory for a person's name to be listed in the voters' list for them to cast their vote.
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False Claims On 'Challenge Vote' And 'Tender Vote' Go Viral | BOOM
BOOM found that while tendered votes are allowed, it's compulsory for a person's name to be listed in the voters' list for them to cast their vote.
An old video showing two men removing slips from VVPAT machines in a strong room, is being shared online with a false claim that it shows BJP members engaging in EVM fraud during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
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Old Video Falsely Shared As BJP Engaging In EVM Fraud | BOOM
BOOM found that the video dates back to December 2022 and election officials at the time had clarified that it shows regular procedure laid down by the EC.
A cropped video of Rahul Gandhi is being shared on social media with a false claim that the Congress leader promised to credit an annual sum of Rs 1 lakh to accounts of youngsters who spent time browsing social media platforms.
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Did Rahul Gandhi Promise ₹1 Lakh To Youth Surfing Social Media? FactCheck | BOOM
Gandhi was referring to a programme where unemployed graduates and diploma holders would get the opportunity to work as apprentices and get paid
BJP's use of 'Pepe the Frog', a symbol associated with alt-right groups and white supremacy, in their campaign videos raises questions about ethical boundaries in political messaging.
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The Alt Right Embraced Pepe The Frog, Now The BJP Is Using It | BOOM
Originally a harmless character created by artist Matt Furie, Pepe has been appropriated by internet users and co-opted into contexts promoting racism, anti-Semitism, and other forms of bigotry.
PM #NarendraModi recently misquoted former PM Manmohan Singh's comments from a December 2006 speech, misleadingly claiming that he said Muslims have the first right to India's resources.
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PM Modi Misquotes Manmohan Singh’s 'First Claim On Resources' Remark | BOOM
A full reading of Manmohan Singh's speech and the draft paper makes it clear he was not referring to the Muslim community alone but also to the SC/STs, OBCs, women and children.
Abhishek Singh, aka Randomsena is no pirate or law enforcement officer but rather a troll organising online mobs to target individuals who he deems have offended Hindu gods or Hindus and badgering police to arrest such individuals.
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How Troll ‘Randomsena’ Directs Online Mobs On Instagram, Telegram, X | BOOM
Abhishek Singh, aka @randomsena is no pirate or law enforcement officer but rather a troll organising online mobs to target individuals who he deems have offended Hindu gods or Hindus and
An old video of Congress leader and former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath, claiming he promised a mosque and the reinstatement of Article 370 to Muslims in a meeting, is a deepfake.
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Video Of Kamal Nath Doctored With AI Voice To Make False Claim | BOOM
BOOM found that the audio in the viral clip is an AI generated audio and not that of the Congress leader.
Election Commission is facing flak for appearing partisan over its failure to act against leaders including PM Narendra Modi. Experts suggest the EC is "on trial" and the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 will be a "litmus test" for the poll panel.
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Why EC’s Silence On PM Modi’s Poll Code Violations Is Deafening | BOOM
Experts said though politicians have been known to toe the line, some more than others, have been known to cross the “laxman rekha”.
As internet returned to Manipur, the Arambai Tenggol was quick to use social media to spread its influence, and radicalise young Meiteis.
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Bullets And Beats: How A Radical Militant Group Wooed Manipuri Youth | BOOM
As internet returned to Manipur, the Arambai Tenggol was quick to use social media to spread its influence, and radicalise young Meiteis.
Supreme Court on Friday rejected a batch of pleas seeking 100 per cent tally of votes cast on EVMs, votes by paper ballots and physically dropping VVPAT paper slips in ballot boxes.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: SC Rejects Pleas For 100% VVPAT-EVM Tally | BOOM
SC had asked the poll panel to explain how the EVM-VVPAT work, how they are calibrated and the process involved.
An old video of Home Minister Amit Shah talking about ending Muslim reservation in Telangana has been doctored and shared with the false claim
https://www.boomlive.in/fact-check/fact-check-amit-shah-end-reservation-sc-st-obc-old-video-doctored-muslim-reservation-telangana-fake-news-25083?utm_source=blivetgrp
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Video Of Amit Shah Promising To Scrap SC/ST/OBC Reservation Is Doctored | BOOM
BOOM found that in the original video Amit Shah is promising to scrap Muslim reservation in Telangana during the 2023 Assembly election campaign.
A doctored video of Yogi Adityanath quoting a remark by a Samajwadi Party (SP) leader questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the 'mangalsutras' (a sacred thread worn by married Hindu women) of the widows of the security personnel who died in the Pulwama terror attack, is viral with a false claim that the Uttar Pradesh chief minister questioned Modi.
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Video Of UP CM Adityanath Questioning PM Modi Is Doctored But Not A Deepfake | BOOM
BOOM found that the video has been doctored by cutting and pasting different portions of his speech but is not a deepfake.
As ethnic tensions broke out on 3rd May, 2023, the state government of Manipur ordered a complete blanket ban on the Internet. But people found ways to get around it.
https://www.boomlive.in/decode/how-manipuris-survived-the-longest-internet-shutdown-in-2023-25143?utm_source=blivetgrp
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Towers To Trees: The Ingenious Ways Manipuris Survived The Internet Shutdown | BOOM
As ethnic tensions broke out on 3rd May, 2023, the state government of Manipur ordered a complete blanket ban on the Internet. But people found ways to get around it.
A video capturing a freak AC blast at a Kalyan Jewellers store in Karnataka is now being shared on social media as an explosion in Mumbai's Borivali neighbourhood.
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AC Gas Blast At Ballari Jewellery Store Falsely Viral As Terrorist Attack | BOOM
The explosion was caused due to a refuelling malfunction of the central air conditioning unit at the jewellery store, but social media posts falsely called it a bomb blast and terrorist attack.
An old video of group of people recording and accusing a few Indian Army personnel of forcing people to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, is being shared as a recent incident from the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
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Old Video Peddled As Indian Army Personnel Forcing People To Vote For BJP | BOOM
BOOM found that the video dates back to 2019 and is not a recent incident from the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
A sponsored video on Facebook shows Yogi Adityanath, Hema Malini, Akshay Kumar, and journalist Sudhir Chaudhary promoting this diabetes cure. BOOM's fact-checks have revealed that the original videos were cropped and overlaid with an AI-generated voice clone to make the false claims.
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Deepfake Videos Of Celebrities Promoting Diabetes Cure Viral On Facebook | BOOM
AI-generated voice clones of UP CM Yogi Adityanath and MP Hema Malini join the long list of doctored celebrity videos promoting a fake diabetes cure.
The cVIGIL app is only meant for real-time reporting, it falters when it comes to pre-recorded evidence or online infractions, leaving a crucial gap in monitoring digital election conduct.
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Blind Spot Of cVIGIL: EC App Doesn't Allow Reporting Online Violations | BOOM
The EC's app is only meant for real-time reporting, it falters when it comes to pre-recorded evidence or online infractions, leaving a crucial gap in monitoring digital election conduct.