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By Hera Rizwan Mohammad Musharraf, 24, is an UPSC aspirant in Old Rajendra Nagar, Delhi. He attends coaching classes and studies in libraries to make the most of his time. As the day progresses, he shares 'tips and tricks' for cracking the civil service exams on his social media accounts on X and Instagram, under the name 'UPSC Readers'. Hailing from Katihar in Bihar, Musharraf completed his studies from Jawahar Lal Nehru University, last year, before he shifted to Old Rajendra Nagar, the hub of IAS coaching in Delhi. He started the account UPSC Readers in November 2022 with an aim to assist a...
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By Jagriti Trisha A graphic video showing a man hacking another to death is being circulated with a false communal claim that it shows a Hindu being killed by a Muslim in the middle of a road in Delhi's Sarai Kale Khan area. BOOM found that there was no communal angle to the incident. The video shows an incident that occurred on July 17, 2024, in Vinukonda, Palnadu district, Andhra Pradesh. We also found that the assailant and the deceased were from the Muslim community. In the viral video, a man is seen brutally hitting another man with a sharp weapon in the middle of a road, resulting in the...
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By Karen Rebelo At least three artificial intelligence (AI) voice clones were peddled to spread disinformation on social media just days before India’s capital went to vote. Two videos made with fake graphics and AI voice clones of Hindi news anchors purporting to show Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) West Delhi candidate Mahabal Mishra ahead in opinion polls, were shared on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter). Separately, a “leaked audio” claiming to be a phone call between Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal and YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, also went viral. The fake audio call made with synthetic voice clones of Ra...
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By Nivedita Niranjankumar A circular issued by the managing committee of a residential housing complex in Delhi warning residents about a gang of thieves posing as government officials trying to enter homes, is falsely viral claiming it is an order issued by the police and the government for all housing societies in the country. BOOM visited the residential complex, Central Government Service Cooperative Land and Group Housing Society Limited located in West Delhi’s Vikaspuri and met the committee members who clarified that the circular was only issued for residents as an awareness initiative;...
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By Anmol Alphonso A fake quote is being attributed to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claiming that during the courtroom exchange in a Delhi Court he questioned Additional Solicitor General Suryaprakash V Raju sarcastically asking him whether he would arrest Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah if he merely stated he paid them ₹100 crore. BOOM found that the viral exchange between Kejriwal and ASG SV Raju did not occur in the Delhi courtroom as being claimed on social media. Kejriwal was arrested on March 21, 2024, by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for his alleged co...
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By Kaisar Andrabi Delhi – Thirty-two-year-old Salman Ali, a photojournalist with Hindustan Media, is grappling with the challenge of managing his tasks with just one arm. His other arm sustained a fracture when he was pushed down by the Delhi Police while covering the protest of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders amid the arrest of Delhi’s Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal. Ali, who has been in the profession for over a decade, told BOOM the events that unfolded while covering the protest of AAP workers and leaders at Delhi’s Patel Chowk metro station. He recalled how, amid the chaos of the Delhi Pol...
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By Hazel Gandhi An old video of Ajay Maken, treasurer of the Indian National Congress, speaking about the liquor policy case and accused the Aam Aadmi Pary (AAP)has been revived as recent amid Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest. BOOM found that the video is old and unrelated to Kejriwal's recent arrest. Arvind Kejriwal was arrested on March 21, 2024, by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for his alleged connection to the liquor policy case. Other senior party members including Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh have also been accused of taking kickbacks in exchange for liquor licenses in...
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By Hazel Gandhi An image purporting to show a helpless farmer surrounded by policemen at the ongoing Delhi Chalo protest is viral online. BOOM found that the image is AI-generated and is not from the farmers' protest. Farmers from several Indian states including Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh are marching to the capital to demand a law guaranteeing the Minimum Support Price (MSP), among other demands related to debt waivers and justice in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence. Amid reports of pellet guns, water cannons, and tear gas being used to stop protesting farmers, the death of a 21-year-old ...
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By Jaishree Kumar In a crowded courtroom in Saket District Court, a 20-year-old waits for his case to come up. He is surrounded by police personnel, lawyers in black robes, and the men who assaulted him. His fight is not just legal, but it’s personal. He needs to prove that he was raped, something that the legal justice system does not recognise as a crime if it’s same sex. Arnab Adhikari is one of the few queer Indians exposing the crimes and sextortion cases that have been going on for far too long with dating apps such as Grindr. On May 22, 2023 Arnab, an undergrad student in Delhi, was jus...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video showing an altercation between a man and a driver in a car is viral online with the false claim that the video is from Delhi. BOOM found that the video dates back to December 2022 and is from Mexico, not India. The video shows a man hitting and kicking a black sedan, following which the car backtracks and hits the man. The man falls on the road and tries to sit back in his red sedan, but the black car backtracks again and hits the red car as well. The video is being shared on Facebook with the caption, "Road rage Delhi 👇👇👇" Click here to view the post. The video is vira...
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