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By Anmol Alphonso A video purporting to show ABP News anchor Sandeep Chaudhary predicting a thumping victory for the I.N.D.I.A. alliance while announcing exit poll figures for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, is altered and fake. BOOM found that the news graphics and audio in the viral video have been doctored to support the false claim. In the original broadcast, ABP News predicted that the BJP-led NDA alliance would sweep back to power. The results for the Lok Sabha 2024 elections are set to be declared on June 4, 2024. In the video, Chaudhary can be heard saying, "I.N.D.I.A alliance will get 3...
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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 Hazel Gandhi An old photo from Kolkata of 'Go Back Modi' graffiti on a street is viral with a false claim that it is a recent picture from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Tamil Nadu. BOOM found that the claims are false, the graffiti was drawn on the street as part of a protest held against Modi's visit to Kolkata, West Bengal, in 2020. The 7-phase voting of the Indian Lok Sabha elections that began on April 19, 2024, is drawing to a close on June 1 with counting scheduled for June 4. Modi is currently on a 45-hour long meditation break, which began on May 30, 2024 at the Vivekanand...
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By Anmol Alphonso A graphic claiming to show an India Today exit poll for the Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency, showing the BJP candidate ahead of the AAP and Congress candidates, is fake. BOOM found that India Today has not released any such exit poll for Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency. All 13 seats of Punjab, including Amritsar, go to the polls on June 1, 2024, during the last phase, with the results to be declared on June 4, 2024. Punjab will witness a four cornered fight between AAP, Congress, BJP and Shiromani Akali Dal. The viral graphic shows the BJP leading with 33% vote share, then fo...
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By Hazel Gandhi A cropped video of Ladakh-based activist Sonam Wangchuk is viral online with the false claim that he recently demanded plebiscite, or a separate statehood, for Jammu and Kashmir. BOOM found that the claims are false and in the original video, Wangchuk is heard talking about the status of Ladakh as a Union Territory; nowhere in the clip does he demand a referendum for Kashmir. The viral video shows part of an interview where Wangchuk is heard saying, "Any territory should be happy. They should be able to go wherever they want to go. That is why you must have heard of referendums...
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By Anmol Alphonso An old ABP News-CVoter survey graphic from December 2023 showing BJP MP Manoj Tiwari leading by a strong margin has been morphed and shared to falsely claim that he might lose his seat. BOOM found that the original graphic predicted that Tiwari was leading with a decent margin when the survey was conducted back then in 2023. Voting in Delhi's seven Lok Sabha seats took place on May 25, 2024, with the results expected on June 4. Tiwari faces off against Congress's Kanhiaya Kumar in North East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency. The viral graphic claims to show a survey by ABP News w...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video purporting to show News24's Manak Gupta predicting a win for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s candidate from West Delhi in the Lok Sabha elections is fake and has been created using an AI-generated voice clone of Gupta. BOOM found that the claims are false; both Manak Gupta and the verified handle of Today's Chanakya exit poll on X clarified that the video was a deepfake. In the viral video, Manak Gupta is heard saying in Hindi, "Hello, you are watching 'Rashtra ki baat' and I am Manak Gupta. Let's talk aboutthe Lok Sabha elections in Delhi. The INDIA bloc has a clear edge in De...
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By Hazel Gandhi A digitally altered video of Anant Ambani, director of Jio platforms and Reliance Retail and son of industrialist Mukesh Ambani, is viral online with the false claim that he recently announced monetary awards for Indians to celebrate his recent pre-wedding ceremony at Jamnagar, Gujarat. BOOM found that the claims are false and the video has been created using an AI-generated voice clone of Ambani. In the 16-second clip, Anant Ambani is purportedly talking about a reward that Indians can avail by downloading his gaming app. The post leads to an app called 909best on the Google P...
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By Rohit Kumar A video of Home Minister Amit Shah purportedly calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi's guarantees meaningless and saying that he forgets about them once the elections are over is viral online. BOOM found that the claims are false and the original video has been cropped to make the false claim. In the longer version, Shah can be seen referring to the Congress while making the statement. In the viral video, Shah can be heard saying in Hindi, "I am telling you these guarantees have no meaning, they talk until the elections and then forget about it." A user on X shared the video with...
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