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By Archis Chowdhury A fake newspaper clipping of Dainik Bhaskar is viral on social media with the claim that it shows the results of joint survey by Dainik Bhaskar and Nelson predicting a victory for the INDIA alliance in ten states. BOOM found that the viral clipping is fabricated, and does not correspond to the real publication. Dainik Bhaskar's national editor LP Pant further confirmed the same to BOOM and rubbished the viral clipping as fake. Also Read:Unrelated Video Falsely Linked To Congress-DMK Rally In Coimbatore The survey showed the INDIA alliance being ahead of the BJP-led NDA in M...
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By Hera Rizwan Apple, on Thursday, issued new threat alerts to select users in India and 91 other nations, cautioning them about potential security breaches on their iPhones, which may have been targeted by mercenary spyware, similar to Israel’s Pegasus spyware. “This attack is likely targeting you specifically because of who you are or what you do. Although it’s never possible to achieve absolute certainty when detecting such attacks, Apple has high confidence in this warning — please take it seriously,” the email added. This time, Apple refrained from attributing the attack to any specific e...
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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 Hera Rizwan Google, on Tuesday, announced its decision to temporarily restore all previously suspended Indian apps on the Play Store, contingent on developers adhering to the platform's policies. This decision follows a meeting between Google executives, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, and a collective of Indian founders—the first joint meeting since the apps were suspended last Friday. Following the discussions, the minister acknowledged Google's contributions to building India's digital ecosystem. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology expressed its commitment to colla...
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By Hera Rizwan As per a recent study conducted by the Boston Consulting Group, 31% of the waking hours for Indians are dedicated to smartphones, with 84% of users checking their devices within the first 15 minutes of waking up. The report highlights the notable change in human behaviour brought about by the significant increase in smartphone usage over the last 13 years in India. As per the report, individuals now pick up their smartphones without a specific purpose almost half of the time, signifying a substantial shift in daily routines. The study analysed smartphone usage data from over 1,1...
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By Anmol Alphonso An unrelated video of a modified tractor is viral with a false claim that it shows a tractor that farmers currently en route Delhi for a protest, are using to breach police barricades. BOOM found that video is not from India. The video is most likely from Türkiye, as a signboard of Çelik Akü, a company that has vehicle maintenance centre based in Türkiye, is visible in the background. Thousands of protesting farmers from neighbouring states, including Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, are marching towards the capital with their tractors demanding assured prices for their cr...
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By Anmol Alphonso A video of a railway track laying machine in use for the East Coast Rail Link project in Malaysia, which is a joint venture between Malaysia and China, is being shared on social media falsely claiming it is from India showing an under-construction railway track by the Indian Railways. The video is being shared on Facebook with the caption when translated from Tamil reads, "Pace of construction of new railway line in India." Click here to view The same viral video is being shared on Facebook with other misleading captions like, "The pace of construction of new railways in Modi...
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By Hazel Gandhi Posts on social media claiming that Israel has declared a public holiday or national festival in the country on January 22 in lieu of the Ram temple inauguration in Ayodhya are false. BOOM found that the claims are false; we did not find any credible news reports or announcements from official sources that confirmed this. The long-awaited Ram temple is set to be inaugurated on January 22 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi was one of the first world leaders to speak in support of Israel when its war with Palestine first broke out on October 7, 2023, making it clear that India...
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By Anmol Alphonso An old BBC News report by journalist Simon Reeve reporting on the disposal of toxic waste on Maldives' 'Trash Island' is being shared on Indian social media with the misleading claim that it is a recent video report on the island country. On January 7, 2024, the Maldives government of President Mohamed Muizzu reportedly suspended three ministers for making derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indians. The three ministers had criticised PM Modi for his post on X (formerly Twitter) over his visit to Lakshadweep, inferring that it was an attempt to project i...
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By Hazel Gandhi On January 7, 2024, Maldives suspended three of its deputy ministers for their derogatory comments under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photos that showed him promoting the Indian island of Lakshadweep. The ministers, Maryam Shiuna, Malsha Shareef and Mahzoom Majid, called the PM a "clown", "terrorist" and "puppet of Israel", leading to severe backlash from India. Hashtags such as #BoycottMaldives and #ExploreIndianIslands began trending on X, with celebrities including Akshay Kumar, Sachin Tendulkar, and Salman Khan participating. The government of Maldives later responded to ...
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