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By Archis Chowdhury Social media is rife with posts falsely claiming that Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has recently stated that from now on women in Saudi Arabia will be able to decide what they wear. BOOM found that these posts have misrepresented an ambiguous quote by Prince Mohammed from 2018 saying women can choose not to wear an abaya or head cover, but can choose from a larger selection of "decent and respectful attire" within the Islamic laws. Also Read:How Indian Job Seekers Were Lured To Fight In Russia Through A YouTube Channel An X user posted this claim on the pla...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video showing cleaning work being done near the Masjid An Nabawi in Medina, Saudi Arabia, is viral online with the false claim that the area was cleaned after Union Minister Smriti Irani's visit. BOOM found that the claims are false and the cleaning is a routine operation that takes place inside the mosque and in its vicinity. The Masjid Al Nabawi, also known as the Prophet's Mosque, is the second holiest site in Islam, located in Medina. Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani visited Medina on January 8. 2024, as part of her two-day state visit to Saudi Arabia. The Bilateral...
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By Hazel Gandhi A video showing cleaning work being done near the Al Nabawi mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, is viral online with the false claim that the area was cleaned after Union Minister Smriti Irani's visit. BOOM found that the claims are false and the cleaning is a routine operation that takes place inside the mosque and in its vicinity. The Masjid Al Nabawi, also known as the Prophet's Mosque, is the second holiest site in Islam, located in Medina. Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani visited Medina on January 8. 2024, as part of her two-day state visit to Saudi Arabia. The Bilateral...
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By Hazel Gandhi An old video from Saudi Arabia is being shared on social media with the false claim that it shows a cleric (Imam) being arrested from the pulpit of a mosque after calling for a war against Israel. BOOM found that the viral video dates back to March 2018 and is not related the ongoing Israel - Hamas conflict. The recent Israel-Hamas conflict began after the October 7, surprise attack by the Islamic militant group Hamas on Israeli forces resulting in the killing of 1,400 Israelis and around 200 people being taken hostages taken by the group. After the attack, Israel launched reta...
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By Archis Chowdhury An old video of Saudi Arabian prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud denouncing Israel for the dispossession of Palestinians of their lands has been revived in the wake of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. BOOM found that the video is from 2020, and shows Al Saud speaking at the IISS Manama Dialogue event, that took place in Bahrain's capital Manama between December 4-6, 2020. Islamist militant group Hamas launched one of the biggest military offensives against Israel on October 7, 2023, garnering retributive attack from Israeli forces, with ongoing bombardments on th...
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By Srijit Das A video showing a '156 gm' gold bust of Prime Minister Narendra Modi kept inside a glass showcase has been shared on social media platforms falsely claiming that Saudi Arabia made and installed the statue in honour of the Indian prime minister. BOOM found that a Gujarat-based jeweller made the gold bust to commemorate the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) landslide 2022 assembly election win in the state. The video was recorded during an exhibition in Mumbai. PM Modi has recently become the first foreign government head to receive the Grand Cross of the Order of Honour by Greek Pres...
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By Hazel Gandhi A 2018 video showing five women in burqas brawling on the street where one of them repeatedly keeps on dropping a toddler that she is holding in her hands while punching the others is going viral with the false claim that the video is from Bengaluru, Karnataka. BOOM found that the video is from Riyadh and dates back to 2018, and is unrelated to Bengaluru. The video of the women is being shared with hashtags related to the recent Karnataka elections and reads, "No.1 Video from Bengaluru. WTF Aunty G Abdul wife What did this kid do to you ๐ Kill each other no issue but what's thi...
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By Mohammad Salman Ahead of Ramzan, several news outlets including News18, TV 9 and OpIndia have claimed that Saudi Arabia has banned the use of loudspeakers. BOOM found that the claims are misleading, and that the government of the country has merely issued guidelines to ensure the sound remains minimal. Social media users are also claiming that if the Saudi Arabian government can ban loudspeakers then India can as well. It is important to note that last year, the use of loudspeakers during Ramzan was a controversial and widely debated topic. Raj Thackeray, leader of Maharashtra Navnirman Sen...
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By Hazel Gandhi News outlets including CNBC Awaaz and Zee Rajasthan News have shared the video of a building collapsing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and falsely linked it to the recent earthquake in Turkey. BOOM found that the video is of a controlled building demolition, and is not connected to Turkey at all. On Monday, February 6, 2023, Turkey and Syria were hit with an intense earthquake of 7.8 magnitude, resulting in a death toll of over 17,100 and counting. Distressing visuals of the quake from different regions are going viral online, among which is a video that shows a building collapsing wh...
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