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By Srijit Das A news bulletin showing disturbing visuals of a woman who was chained and subjected to sexual assault is being shared by Indian right-wing accounts with a false communal claim that the victim, a Hindu, was raped by Muslim men in Bangladesh. BOOM found that the woman is not a Hindu. We reached out to Deputy Commissioner of Tejgaon Division police, HM Ajimul Haque, who confirmed that the victim is a Muslim and ruled out a communal angle to the incident. The 56 seconds-long news bulletin with the logo of the Bangladeshi news outlet Rtv News shows a woman confined within a room, chai...
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By Srijit Das Two viral images purporting to show a circular issued by the Bangladesh Jamiyat Ahl-Al-Hadith offering different cash awards to convert Hindus to Islam, is fake and has been created by morphing an old notice of the Islamic organisation. BOOM found that the viral notice has been digitally altered to make the false and communal claim. Additionally, we reached out to Md Jonny Ahmad, the media-in-charge of Bangladesh Jamiyat Ahl-Al-Hadith, who clarified that the organisation has not issued any such notice. The purported notice attributed to Bangladesh Jamiyat Ahl-Al-Hadith promises c...
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By Archis Chowdhury Social media is rife with a video showing a group of people violently assaulting a few unarmed people with sticks with the claim that it shows Muslims entering the home of a Hindu family in Alwar, Rajasthan, and beating them up. BOOM found this claim to be false; according to multiple news reports on the incident, the video shows members of the same family, and same religious background, engage in violent confrontation following a land dispute. Alwar Police also put out a tweet rubbishing the communal claim as false and confirmed that both sides of the conflict were from th...
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By Srijit Das A video of a man making derogatory remarks against Hinduism while claiming to be a Muslim, recently gained widespread attention on social media platforms, with allegations of promoting communal discord. In the 1 minute and 43-second video clip, the turban sporting man is seen seated by the riverside and introduces himself as Javed Hussain and draws comparisons between Hindu Brahmins and 'dogs,' in addition to making other derogatory comments about Hinduism. The video also has the voice of another person who opposes these statements and mentions that he is patiently listening to t...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video of an argument between a traffic police officer and a scooter rider over the sticker of a Hindu deity on the vehicle is viral online with the false claim that the incident is from Kolkata. BOOM found that the claims were false and the video is from Lakhimpur in Uttar Pradesh (UP). The video shows the traffic police officer asking the rider to remove the deity's sticker, which the latter refuses to do. The driver then says that the officer can fine him if he wants, but that he would not remove the sticker. The officer agrees to this and begins fining the driver. BOOM Hin...
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By Hazel Gandhi An old video from 2018 where a group of foreigners are reciting Hindu shlokas, is viral online as a recent video from the White House in the United States. BOOM found that the claims are false; the video was shot in 2018 and was part of an event organised by a European group named Veda Union in Zagreb, Croatia. The video shows a large number of foreigners dressed in traditional Indian attire chanting Sri Rudram Chamakam, a Vedic chant used to ward off difficulties and ensure a prosperous life. A caption on Facebook reads, ""Shri Rudram Stotram" was recited at the White House in...
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By Shrey Banerjee A scripted video showing two men representing Hindu and Muslim communities engaging in a roadside argument with each other is circulating on social media as a real incident. BOOM found that the video is scripted and shot by a YouTube channel as part of a social experiment to show religious unity. A part of this video has been cropped out and shared with a misleading caption. The video shows a man donning a saffron scarf being shoved and heckled by a person wearing a skullcap. A heated exchange of words between them follows and a crowd starts gathering around them. This video ...
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By Runjay Kumar A video of Hindutva activist Kajal Shingala talking about "Love Jihad" is being shared on social media misidentifying her as an Indian Police Service (ISP) officer and falsely claiming that a Gujarat IPS officer is warning Hindu girls to stay away from Muslim men. Love Jihad is a term used by right-wing handles to describe a supposed conspiracy theory in which Muslim men target non-Muslim women for conversion to Islam by feigning love. In the video, Shingala alleges that Muslim men are paid to get married to Hindu women; the pay varies depending on the girl's caste-- a Brahmin ...
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By Anmol Alphonso A video from Seoni, Madhya Pradesh of a man being beaten up for allegedly stabbing a young woman is being shared with the false claim that a Hindu girl was attacked by a Muslim man. BOOM spoke to Seoni Police who identified the accused in the viral video as a Sushil Yadav and dismissed the communal angle to the incident. The video is being shared falsely claiming that a Muslim man stabbed a Hindu girl and claiming it was a case of 'love jihad'. Love Jihad is a term used by right-wing handles to describe a supposed conspiracy theory in which Muslim men target non-Muslim women ...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video of Mappila Theyyam, a dance form and ritual in Kerala is going viral online with the false claim that temples in Kerala have been taken over by Muslims. BOOM found that this claim is misleading, and the video shows a common ritual practiced in several districts of Kerala that draws from both Hindu and Muslim characters. The video shows people dressed in traditional attire with headgears and heavy makeup reciting some Islamic verses. It is being shared with the caption, "Kerala government appointed Muslim and Christian priests in temples, now the situation is that Hanuma...
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