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By Nidhi Jacob In May, BOOM published 128 fact-checks in English, Hindi and Bangla. We observed the highest occurrence of AI-generated fake news this year in May. From news channels predicting exit poll wins for political parties to celebrities promoting diabetes pills, we published 12 fact-checks involving deepfakes, artificial intelligence-generated images, and voice clones. Out of the 128 fact-checks published by BOOM, the Lok Sabha elections 2024, held between April 19 and June 1, were the leading topic of misinformation last month, resulting in 101 fact-checks. Additionally, the Muslim co...
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By Nidhi Jacob Viral social media posts have falsely claimed that intelligence agencies like the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted surveys indicating a decline in support for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). BOOM spoke to an official government source who informed that the NIA does not engage in conducting political surveys whatsoever. The claim was also posted by a member of the Indian National Congress. The claim lists out several key findings from these surveys, including reduced support for Modi's image, diminishing appeal of the Ram Mandir issue, and growing opposition from y...
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By Hazel Gandhi A childhood photo of Jawaharlal Nehru with his mother Swarup Rani is being shared while misidentifying her as a Muslim woman named Rahman Bai. BOOM found that the claims are false and the photo shows Nehru with his mother and Motilal Nehru's wife, Swarup Rani. The claims play into the baseless conspiracy theory that Nehru's father Motilal Nehru had five wives including Swarup Rani, one of them being Rahman Bai. The photo is viral with the text, "A YOUNG J L NEHRU WITH HIS MOTHER THUSSU RAHMAN BAI His mother was Thussu Rahman Bai (Motilal Nehru's second wife). Nehru's Grand Fath...
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By Sk Badiruddin An old image of a huge crowd photographed on a ground has been falsely shared as common people's gathering at Ballari, Karnataka, to support the Bharat Jodo Yatra, that is currently traversing through the state of Andhra Pradesh. BOOM found the image is old and reportedly from an event by Christian evangelist Reinhard Bonnke in Nigeria. The march, which began on September 7, 2022 in Kanyakumari, recently crossed the 1000 km mark after it reached Ballari in Karnataka . It is now traversing through Andhra Pradesh. The viral image has been shared by several social media users inc...
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