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By Hazel Gandhi A digitally altered video purporting to show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy belly dancing in a red costume is viral online. BOOM found that the video is a deepfake and the original video shows an unidentified man dancing. Before entering politics, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was an entertainer, and has appeared in several movies and dance shows, including the Ukrainian version of Dancing With The Stars. A video purporting to show him dancing in a red outfit is viral online with the caption, "This is the problem with democracy. The oligarchs can pick any clo...
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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 The Conversation Gregory F. Treverton, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and SciencesRussian mercenary leader Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner Group, reportedly died when a private jet he was said to be on crashed on Aug. 23, 2023, killing all 10 people on board. The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency confirmed that Prigozhin, who had led a brief rebellion again the Russian military two months earlier, was among the dead. However, Prigozhin was believed to have numerous passports, and he would compel others to travel under his name to protect him from possible attacks. ...
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By Hazel Gandhi A morphed video showing an anti-Ukraine slogan which reads 'No Zelensky, No War' is being shared as a real advertising hoarding put up on 5th avenue, New York. BOOM found that the video is edited and the original version shows a woman on the hoarding. The 8-second clip is being shared with the caption, "So apparently some Americans are fed up with the bullshit warmongering rhetoric coming from Washington. 'No Zelensky, No War' (Advertising banner in New York)" Clickhere to view the tweet and here for an archive. The clip is also circulating on Facebook. Click here to view the p...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video of jets flying over Paris and bombing the city, including the area near the Eiffel Tower is viral online amid the ongoing unrest in France. BOOM found that the video is old and not real, and has been created using computer graphics by the Ukraine government to link it to the protests in France. The unrest in France has eased after almost a week following the killing of Nahel M, a 17-year-old teenager, who was shot by a police officer near a traffic stop in Nanterre, west of Paris. The grandmother of the teenager, Nadia, appealed to the protestors to stop the violence in...
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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 Hazel Gandhi A video purporting to show the recent blast at the Kakhovka dam in Russia-occupied Ukraine is viral online. BOOM found that the viral video is from November 2022 and not recent. The Kakhovka dam is a Soviet-era dam located in Ukraine's southern Kherson region. As per reports, a blast on June 6 destructed the dam and caused flooding in the nearby areas, including agricultural land and villages. While it is unknown what caused the blast, both Russia and Ukraine have blamed each other for it. The viral video of the explosion at Nova Kakhovka is being shared in this context and ped...
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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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