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By Anmol Alphonso A video of an Islamic flag being waved in Shrirampur, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra was shared by the right-wing outlet Sudarshan News's Marathi handle with a false claim that it showed a Pakistan flag being waved by I.N.D.I.A alliance supporters after the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) candidate Nilesh Lanke won the seat. Lanke won the Ahemdnagar Lok Sabha seat with 6,24,797 votes defeating Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dr. Sujay Vikhepatil. The opposition lead I.N.D.I.A alliance / MVA (Maha Vikas Aghadi) won 30 Lok Sabha seats in the state, with the ruling BJ...
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Migration is typically a hot topic in any election campaign and is often fuel for inflammatory debates and false claims. Whether they’re about benefits or immigration rates, the allegations are usually provocative and simply wrong. Take this example from Spain: This post on Facebook says that almost 97% of people on Spain’s minimum basic income are immigrants. The minimum basic income is a social security benefit that provides a basic wage to the economically vulnerable. It can range from about €600 to €1,400 a month, depending on the beneficiary’s living conditions. But the Facebook post is w...
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Die Migration ist in der Regel in jedem Wahlkampf ein brisantes Thema und bietet oft Anlass für hitzige Debatten und falsche Behauptungen. Ob es nun um Sozialleistungen oder Einwanderungsquoten geht, die Behauptungen sind in der Regel provokativ und schlichtweg falsch. Wie dieses Beispiel aus Spanien: In diesem Beitrag auf Facebook wird behauptet, dass fast 97 % der Bezieher des spanischen Grundeinkommens Einwanderer sind. Dieses Mindesteinkommen ist eine Sozialversicherungsleistung, die wirtschaftlich schwachen Menschen einen Grundlohn bietet. Es kann zwischen 600 und 1 400 Euro pro Monat bet...
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By Nidhi Jacob India conducted the world's largest democratic exercise in seven phases between April 19 and June 1, 2024. Over the last three months (March 1 to May 31), BOOM analysed 258 election-related fact-checks in English, Hindi and Bangla. Of the total debunked fact-checks, 43% (111 fact-checks) involved old and unrelated election-related videos and images being falsely presented as recent. Additionally, 10 fact-checks addressed claims of rigging electronic voting machines (EVMs), 12 involved AI-generated fabricated information, and 10 contained communal content. 18 out of the total fac...
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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 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 Mahera Dutta BOOM’s video series ‘Facts Neeti’ sought to capture what leaders across the political spectrum thought about fake news, especially in light of the 2024 general elections. Our primary focus was to find out leaders’ opinions about how misinformation adversely impacts the electoral process. We asked them if they thought fake news was a problem if they had ever been a victim of it themselves, and what policies can be brought in to curb the rise of misinformation. Who we interviewed: Party members from the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Indian National Congr...
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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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