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By Hazel Gandhi Several social media posts are viral online with the misleading claim that Indian fencer CA Bhavani Devi has already qualified for the Paris Olympics that will begin from July this year. BOOM found that the claims are misleading, and as of writing this article, no official announcement confirming Bhavani Devi's selection exists. The Paris Olympics are set to take place from July 16 to August 11, 2024 where participants from 206 countries will compete across 32 sports and a total of 329 medal events. A photo of Bhavani Devi is viral online with the misleading claim that she alre...
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By BOOM FACT Check Team A photo showing a woman wearing an Amnesty International sign that reads 'My pussy is open for refugees', is digitally edited, as the original sign said 'My door is open for refugees.' The morphed photo is being falsely linked to the recent unrest in France, which has been in the throes of widespread riots in the past week, after the fatal shooting of a 17-year old boy of Algerian descent, at a traffic signal. However, BOOM found that the original photo is from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada at a rally in support of Syrian refugees, in 2015. The morphed photo is being ...
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By Anmol Alphonso Old and unrelated videos showing animals running loose on the streets of a town on the outskirts of Paris, France is being shared with the false claim that a zoo was forced open in Paris by rioters releasing wild animals. BOOM found that the viral video is old dating back to April 2020 when animals escaped from a circus. Further, the Paris Zoological Park tweeted on July 3, 2023 denying any escapes by wild animals. France is reeling from widespread riots after a 17-year-old boy of Algerian heritage was shot dead by a police officer at a traffic stop in the Paris suburb of Nan...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video showing a skyscraper engulfed in fire in UAE's Ajman Tower is being shared online with the false claim that it was set ablaze by Muslim rioters in France after the death of Nahel M, shot by French traffic police for not stopping at a signal. BOOM found that the video is from a fire that broke out in UAE's Ajman Towers and has no connection to the protests in France. After almost a week of riots in the country, the condition in France seems to be settling as President Macron will meet leaders of the parliament on July 4 to discuss the situation. Protests that led to vand...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video of jets flying over Paris and bombing the city, including the area near the Eiffel Tower is viral online amid the ongoing unrest in France. BOOM found that the video is old and not real, and has been created using computer graphics by the Ukraine government to link it to the protests in France. The unrest in France has eased after almost a week following the killing of Nahel M, a 17-year-old teenager, who was shot by a police officer near a traffic stop in Nanterre, west of Paris. The grandmother of the teenager, Nadia, appealed to the protestors to stop the violence in...
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