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By Karen Rebelo Artificial intelligence (AI) enabled cheap editing tools and apps, while not new, are being weaponised to create cheapfakes adding another layer of complexity in the fight against disinformation. At least two high profile examples in the last few days show how real photos can be altered using AI editing tools and can be used effectively to peddle disinformation in different parts of the world. Following the assassination attempt on former United States President Donald Trump, an image from the incident claiming to show three Secret Service agents smiling while escorting Trump t...
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By Srijanee Chakraborty A viral black and white photo purporting to Sonia Gandhi in her youth holding a cigarette, is fake and has been created using an artificial intelligence (AI) editing tool In the image, the Congress leader can be seen holding a lit cigarette whilst leaning on a post. BOOM found the original image from 2013 which does not feature Gandhi's face. We found that Gandhi's face has been swapped with that of the original model using an AI face swap tool. A Facebook user who shared the viral image wrote, "Those who recognize will get 8500 khata khat taka tak." (Original caption i...
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By Srijit Das An old photograph of former Indian men's cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his 2007 T-20 Cricket World Cup teammates posing for a photograph with Sonia Gandhi is being shared with a false claim that it shows the former Congress president doing a photoshoot with the winning team instead of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. BOOM found that that the cricket team met both Gandhi and Singh on the same day and took photographs with them upon returning to the country after winning the T-20 World Cup in South Africa in 2007. Several right-wing accountsshared the claim ...
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By Hazel Gandhi A viral screenshot purporting to show Congress' National Spokesperson Supriya Shrinate insulting Sonia Gandhi in a 2012 tweet, is fake. BOOM found that the screenshot is fabricated and Shrinate did not make the derogatory post against Sonia Gandhi. The viral screenshot is dated April 24, 2012, and claims to show Shrinate sharing a photo of Sonia Gandhi with the caption that translates to, 'Why madam? have all the dance bars in Italy shut?' The screenshot was shared on X with the caption, "Sonia Gandhi was a dancer in Italy, I am not saying this, Supriya Shrinet is saying this" ...
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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 letter purportedly written by Karnataka Congress leader MB Patil to former Congress President Sonia Gandhi detailing a plan to "divide Hindus" in Karnataka before the 2018 assembly election, is viral online. Fact: BOOM found that the fake letter has been viral since 2018 Karnataka assembly election and was posted by BJP Karnataka's official X handle in 2019. Tools used: BOOM had previously fact-checked the same letter and spoken to Patil who had called the letter fake and also initiated legal action against those sharing it. Read the full fact-check here.
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By Anmol Alphonso A letter purportedly written by Karnataka Congress leader MB Patil to former Congress President Sonia Gandhi detailing a plan to "divide Hindus" in Karnataka before the 2018 assembly election, is fake. BOOM found that the fake letter has been viral since 2018 Karnataka assembly election and was posted by BJP Karnataka's official X handle in 2019. BOOM had previously fact-checked the same letter and spoken to Patil who had called the letter fake and also initiated legal action against those sharing it. The last phase of voting for the Lok Sabha elections is on June 1, 2024, wi...
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By Nivedita Niranjankumar An old photo from 2019 of a Left Front rally held in Kolkata, West Bengal is being shared with the false claim that it shows the crowd that gathered for the INDIA alliance rally held in Delhi on Sunday. The INDIA alliance held a massive rally on March 31, 2024 at Delhi's Ramlila grounds with opposition leaders including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, party leader Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi in attendance. Several others like Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, Jharkhand CM Champai Soren and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann were also present and gave speeches em...
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By Anmol Alphonso An old photo of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Congress President Sonia Gandhi in a meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is being shared on social media with the false claim that Sonia Gandhi was heading the meeting despite Manmohan Singh being the Prime Minister of India. BOOM found that the viral photo is from October 2019, when Manmohan Singh wasn't the Prime Minister and the Bangladesh PM had met with a delegation of Congress leaders during her visit to India. The viral photo is being shared with the caption when translated reads, "Once th...
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