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By BOOM FACT Check Team Election campaigns, speeches, promises made by politicians—your social media feeds would have it all. But, how well do you know the candidate you're voting for? Here's how you can source official information about all the nominated candidates in 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Go to the affidavit portal on the Election Commission's (EC) website.You can search by name of the candidate or use filters and choose the state and constituency they're representing.You will see a 'download' button and the affidavit will contain details of movable and immovable assets, liabilities and ...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video purporting to show Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) being transported in a vehicle is viral online with the false claim that it shows the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) engaging in EVM fraud during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. BOOM, in its factcheck, found that the claims are false, the video dates back to 2022 and was taken during the Assembly Elections in Uttar Pradesh; it is unrelated to the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The video shows multiple EVMs being recovered from the back of a tempo with a huge crowd surrounding it. It is being shared on X with a satirical ...
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By Kashif Kakvi Bhopal: A week after Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22, 2024, Malay Dixit, Indore BJP IT Cell’s district president, teamed up with a group of 250 social media Influencers for a “Ramotsav Yatra” to cover the 'Ram Van Gaman Path'. The Ram Van Gaman Path is a route that is believed to have been taken by lord Ram while returning to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana from present day Sri Lanka. With little knowledge of Ramayana, the young breed of social media influencers equipped wit...
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By Hera Rizwan The Election Commission of India (ECI), on Wednesday, rejected comedian Shyam Rangeela's nomination for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, which he had submitted as an independent candidate from the Varanasi constituency. In a video posted on X, Rangeela said that the Varanasi district magistrate informed him his nomination was rejected due to "not having taken the oath," a requirement he was "unaware" of. Post his rejection, the comedian said on X, "It was decided that I will not be allowed to contest from Varanasi, now it is clear. The heart is definitely broken, but the spirit is ...
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By BOOM FACT Check Team Claim: A video of Mumbai Police officials searching a cardboard box containing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) poll campaigning kit, including Modi masks, BJP flags, and a rectangular box of perfume, is viral on social media claiming that gold biscuits were found with a BJP leader to lure voters. Fact: BOOM found that the rectangular object is a perfume spray, not gold biscuit as claimed. Ajay Badgujar, BJP's District Vice President from north central Mumbai, confirmed in an interview with NDTV that the object was a perfume box. He also stated that the voice in the viral...
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By Anmol Alphonso A photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi serving food at a langar (community kitchen) to devotees at the Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji Patna Sahib Gurdwara in Patna, Bihar, is being shared with a false claim that the vessel the prime minister was seen holding was empty. BOOM viewed visuals of Modi serving food at the langar and found that the bucket he was seen holding contained kheer in it. The prime minister on May 13, 2024, visited the Takhat Sri Patna Sahib Gurdwara, which holds significance as the birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru. Modi wore a turban and was...
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By Anmol Alphonso A viral video purportedly showing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi predicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi will return to power after June 4, is digitally altered. BOOM found that in his original speech, Gandhi asserted that Modi would not retain office. The viral video has multiple jump cuts to make the false claim. Results of the Lok Sabha 2024 election, which is being held in seven phases, will be declared on June, 2024. In the viral video, Gandhi can be heard saying in Hindi, "Narendra Modi will remain the Prime Minister of India. In the beginning itself let me tell you what ...
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By BOOM FACT Check Team Claim: A video of a group of people vandalising a stage has been circulating on social media claiming that it shows a recent protest by farmers against Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini amidst the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Fact: BOOM found that the footage shows an incident from 2021, when a group of agitated farmers staged a violent protest against the then Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Karnal, opposing the Centre’s three farm laws. Tools used: BOOM went through the replies of the X posts and found comments by several users mentioning that the...
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By Archis Chowdhury During an interview with News18's Rubika Liyaquat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed that he did not mention 'Muslims', while speaking of 'infiltrators' and 'those with more children' in one of his speeches during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. He further adds, "The day I do 'Hindu-Muslim' I will not be eligible to stay in public life." BOOM accessed the speech Modi gave in Rajasthan's Banswara on April 21, 2024, and found that he did clearly refer to Muslims, while misquoting a comment by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He then immediately goes on to state that ...
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By Anmol Alphonso A video of Mumbai Police officials searching a cardboard box containing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) poll campaigning kit, including Modi masks, BJP flags, and a rectangular box of perfume, is viral on social media with a false claim that gold biscuits were found with a BJP leader to lure voters. BOOM found that the object is indeed a perfume spray. Ajay Badgujar, BJP's District Vice President from north central Mumbai, confirmed in an interview with NDTV that the object was a perfume box. He also stated that the voice in the viral video is his own, and he had sarcastically...
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