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By Anmol Alphonso A viral image purporting to show former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray bowing before Rahul Gandhi is digitally altered and fake. BOOM found that the original photo does not show Thackeray bowing to Gandhi. Thackeray along with his son Aaditya Thackeray had met with the Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi on August 7, 2024. Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP (Sharad Pawar) are set to contest the upcoming Maharashtra assembly election together that is scheduled later this year ag...
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By Srijit Das An old video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi facing 'Go Back' slogans in Assam is being circulated with a false claim that it shows how locals in Manipur protested against him during his recent visit to the state. BOOM found that the video from Assam shows Gandhi facing a protest in Nagaon district while visiting a roadside eatery in January this year. The video shows anti-Rahul Gandhi slogans being raised, as Gandhi walks out of a shop. Posters of Rahul Gandhi go back and Rakibul Hussain go back can also be seen. Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, visited Manip...
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By Ritika Jain Ever since Speaker Om Birla expunged portions of Rahul Gandhi’s maiden speech in the Lok Sabha as Leader of Opposition, it has been widely debated if such a move is relevant in the digital age where parliamentary proceedings are telecast live via Sansad TV, the official public broadcaster. On July 1, Gandhi criticised the ruling party, the RSS, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, made reference to Hindutva and violence, Agnipath scheme, NEET and Manipur among others. In all, Speaker Om Birla directed 14 cuts to Gandhi’s speech. However, the expunction notice was circulated post-midnig...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video showing the national anthem playing during a session of the Lok Sabha is circulating with the false claim that Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi missed the anthem and joined the session only after it was over. BOOM found that the claims are false, Rahul Gandhi is seen in the video from the beginning of the national anthem. The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha took place on June 24, 2024 at the new Parliament House in New Delhi. After two days of oath-taking ceremonies of elected MPs, Om Birla was re-elected as Speaker and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi assumed charge a...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video showing Madhya Pradesh's former Chief Minister and Congress leader Digvijay Singh dismissing a woman trying to approach him is viral online with the false claim that she was shooed away after asking for the Rs 8,500 promised by the Congress to women of poor households during their election campaign. BOOM found that the claims are false, the video dates back to February this year and shows Digvijay Singh dismissing the woman for reasons unrelated to the Congress' election promises. During his election campaign in Uttar Pradesh, Congress' Rahul Gandhi spoke about implemen...
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By Hazel Gandhi An old video of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray calling Rahul Gandhi nalayak (useless) and saying that he should be beaten up is viral online as a recent video. BOOM found that the claims are false, the video is from 2019 before Thackeray and Gandhi became allies following the formation of the INDIA bloc. Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) and Rahul Gandhi's Congress contested the Lok Sabha elections this year as a coalition along with 24 other opposition parties under the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, also known as the INDIA bloc. In Maharashtra, Sh...
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By Hazel Gandhi A viral image purporting to show Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra posing with former CISF Officer Kulwinder Kaur, who recently slapped Kangana Ranaut, is viral online. BOOM found that the photo shows former Congress MLA from Rajasthan Divya Maderna who is being misidentified as Kulwinder Kaur. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Mandi, Kangana Ranaut, was slapped by now-suspended CISF officer Kulwinder Kaur during a security check at the Chandigarh airport on June 6, 2024. A video of Kaur explaining why she hit Ranaut then went viral on so...
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By Hazel Gandhi A 2020 video showing Muslim women waiting outside a bank in Uttar Pradesh is viral online as recent and being shared with the misleading claim that the women were waiting to avail their promised sum of Rs 8,500 under the Congress' Mahalaxmi scheme. BOOM found that the video dates back to 2020 and was taken in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, where beneficiaries of the Jan Dhan scheme were waiting to withdraw their money. While campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi spoke about how, if elected to power, he would introduce schemes for youth...
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By BOOM FACT Check Team Claim: A video showing Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar meeting with leaders of the INDIA bloc is viral as a meeting that took place after the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections. Fact: BOOM found that the viral video is from April 2023, when Kumar's JD(U) was part of the INDIA bloc. Kumar left the INDIA bloc to join the National Democratic Alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in January 2024. Tools used: Looking through the posts on X, BOOM found many users suggesting that the video is old, and shows a meeting that took place while Kumar was with the IND...
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