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By Hazel Gandhi The year 2023 was a busy one for the fake news industry - it led us fact-checkers at BOOM to write over a 1,000 fact-checks across three different languages. A closer look at our work revealed that 77 unique fact-checks were on false reporting, or misreporting, by news channels, news websites and wire agencies between January 1 to December 31, 2023. Since 2020, BOOM has published an annual report all the fact-checks we did on false or misleading claims being spread by these media outlets, and the number has been steadily rising over the years. In 2020, as the world was gripped ...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video of a man speaking about banning the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Canada amidst diplomatic tensions with India is viral online with a false claim that the Canadian government is set to ban the Hindu organisation. BOOM found that the man speaking in the video is the head of an independent NGO, not a Canadian government official. In the video, the man is heard making 4 demands: recalling Canada's ambassador to India, expelling the Indian ambassador to Canada, freezing trade negotiations between the two countries, and banning the RSS. A diplomatic standoff ensued be...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video of a man speaking about banning the Rashtriya Sawayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Canada amidst diplomatic tensions with India is viral online with a false claim that the Canadian government is set to ban the Hindu organisation. BOOM found that the man speaking in the video is the head of an independent NGO, not a Canadian government official. In the video, the man is heard making 4 demands: recalling Canada's ambassador to India, expelling the Indian ambassador to Canada, freezing trade negotiations between the two countries, and banning the RSS. A diplomatic standoff ensued b...
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By Archis Chowdhury As protests in Iran continue, social media saw viral posts claiming that the Iranian authorities have sentenced 15,000 protesters to death, as a form of extreme clamp-down. Several prominent handles, including the official Twitter handle of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shared this on social media. BOOM found this claim to be false and baseless; while hundreds have lost their lives in clashes between authorities and protesters, according to reports the number 15,000 corresponds to those who have been detained, while only five people been given the death penalty so ...
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By Srijit Das An old video of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is circulating on social media with false claims that it shows him living without any security despite being elected as the prime minister. BOOM found that the claim to be misleading. The video dates back to October, 2015, when Trudeau was not sworn in as the prime minister of Canada. Trudeau was sworn in as the prime minister on November 4, 2015. The Hindi caption with the video translates to, "This is the prime minister of Canada. He lives without any security. He does not even have 1% of arrogance. Great sir. Here in India...
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