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By Nidhi Jacob In February, BOOM published 106 fact-checks in English, Hindi and Bangla. The bulk of the claims, totaling 24 fact-checks, were directed at Indian farmers, followed by 16 fact-checks targeting on the Muslim community. Rahul Gandhi was the next most targeted individual, with 9 fact-checks, among others. 30 of 106 fact-checks centered around the farmers' protests, followed by misinformation around the upcoming Lok Sabha elections this year, with 7 fact-checks, and the unrest in the Sandeshkhali region of West Bengal (6). BOOM has also observed a rising trend in the spread of mis/d...
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By Srijit Das An old video of a group of people attacking journalists in a car has now surfaced on social media with a false claim that it shows a recent attack on a female journalist, in an attempt to obstruct her from reporting in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali. BOOM found that that the video shows journalists from the Bengali news outlet 24 Ghanta being attacked while covering the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections in Keshpur, West Bengal. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently hit out at the West Bengal government, addressing the allegations of sexual assault incidents involving the Trinamool ...
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By Srijit Das A disturbing video showing a woman being thrashed by a policeman has surfaced with claims that the incident is from Sandeshkhali, West Bengal. BOOM found that the incident occurred in Baduria, West Bengal, where locals clashed with police personnel in 2020. The confrontation took place when the locals blocked the road, alleging improper distribution of ration material during the Coronavirus lockdown. There have been widespread allegations of violence and sexual assault meted out to women in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali by local Trinamool Congress leaders Sheikh Shah Jahan, Shib Pra...
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By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya Sandeshkhali, West Bengal — A remote, impoverished area in West Bengal in the Sundarban region along Bangladesh border has been on the boil since the second week of February. Hundreds of women hit the streets at Sandeshkhali, staging agitations demanding action against local leaders of the state’s ruling party, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC). They have alleged widespread economic exploitation and sexual harassment. Over the past three weeks, properties of several TMC leaders have come under attack and several parts of Sandeshkhali witnessed...
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By Srijit Das A disturbing video of a woman being pushed to the ground and hit with a stick as she speaks on live TV about an attack on her has resurfaced with false claims linking it to recent Sandeshkhali protests in West Bengal. BOOM found that the incident occurred in Barasat, West Bengal in 2018. The video shows an attack on a BJP supporter by a local leader from the Trinamool Congress during a demonstration against previous clashes in Islampur. The video is circulating in the backdrop of latest allegations by several women of Sandeshkhali, a village in south Bengal, against local Trinamo...
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