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By Hazel Gandhi A photo a utensil pierced with a bullet from Chattogram, Bangladesh, is being shared on social media with the false claim that it is from the ongoing farmers' protest. BOOM found that the photo was taken at Shahparir Dwip, an island in Teknaf, Chattogram, Bangladesh, near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, when gunshots hit several homes that were alleged fired by rebels in Myanmar. Indian farmers from several states including Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh have begun marching to Delhi to demand a law guaranteeing the Minimum Support Price (MSP), in addition to farme...
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By Srijit Das A video of a group of people including women and children relocating from one place to another by climbing mountains has recently been shared with a false claim that it shows a glimpse of people who are entering Manipur illegally from the neighbouring Myanmar. BOOM found that the video captures visuals of a nomadic family travelling in Iran. Several fierce clashes between the Hindu majority Meitei and minority Christian Kuki-Zo community have kept Manipur burning since May this year. The conflicts over prolonged demands have claimed the lives of at least 100 people apart from van...
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By Hazel Gandhi A distressing video from Myanmar showing a woman's beheading is viral online with the false claim that the incident took place in Manipur where Kuki militants dressed up as Meiteis and killed her. BOOM found that the video is from Myanmar and the incident took place on February 19, 2022. The video shows a man using a knife repeatedly to kill the woman lying down on the ground. The deathly conflict in Manipur between the Kuki and Meitei communities began in early May after the High Court asked the state government to consider including Meiteis in the Scheduled Tribe list, a move...
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By Anmol Alphonso A video from Myanmar showing anti-Junta rebel groups operating drones to bomb buildings occupied by the Myanmar military is being shared with a false claim that it shows Kukis using drones to attack Meitei houses in Manipur Ethnic clashes between the Meitei community and the Kuki tribe have rocked Manipur since May 3, 2023, with fresh violence erupting on July 26, 2023, in the North Eastern state's Moreh Bazar area, according to news reports. However, several unrelated videos are also going viral claiming to show the clashes in Manipur. The viral video, which is over three mi...
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By Srijit Das A video from Myanmar showing armed fighters of the Kawthoolei Army carrying guns is being shared with a misleading claim that the clip shows visuals of Kuki militants crossing the Indo-Myanmar border and entering Manipur to create further unrest in the state. BOOM found the video is from Myanmar and shows militants from the Kawthoolei Army, an ethnic armed group who are fighting for the independence of the Karen state. The Karen, Kayin, Kariang or Kawthoolese, are an ethnic minority in the Karen/Kayin state bordering Thailand. Several unrelated images and videos from bordering My...
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By Hazel Gandhi A disturbing video showing a young woman being brutally assaulted and finally shot to death by a group of armed insurgents in Myanmar is being falsely shared as an incident from Manipur to claim that a Christian Kuki woman was assaulted by armed civilians. BOOM found that the claims are false and the video shows members of the People's Defence Force (PDF) in Myanmar executing a woman on suspicion of espionage. The 3-minute long video shows several people in armed uniforms assaulting a woman while interrogating her. The woman, who is in handcuffs, is seen begging and pleading wi...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video showing a tornado in Myanmar is being falsely shared as a video from the recent storm that occurred in Tinsukia, Assam. BOOM found that the video is from the Naypyidaw region of Myanmar that recently saw a rare tornado that claimed 8 lives and destroyed several buildings. Heavy rains and storms have claimed the lives of two people in Tinsukia, Assam since last week, ANI reported. In light of this, the India Meteorological Department had issued a yellow warning for the entire northeast region and schools and colleges in Tinsukia were also instructed to be shut down by th...
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By The Conversation The current conflict in Myanmar raised new international concern when the country's military announced on July 25, 2022, that it had executed four pro-democracy activists and political prisoners. The high-profile killings were the latest signal that the civil conflict in the Southeast Asian country is deepening, almost 18 months after the military staged a coup and overtook the democratically elected government in February 2021. The military killed two leading political leaders who opposed the junta – Kyaw Min Yu, a writer and activist known as Jimmy, and Phyo Zeya Thaw, a ...
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