By Hera Rizwan Manish Kashyap, the YouTuber from Bihar who was arrested, last year, over spreading 'fake videos' concerning attacks on Bihari migrants in Tamil Nadu, has now joined the BJP. He expressed that his decision to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party was influenced by his mother's encouragement. Manoj Tiwari, Delhi MP for the BJP, witnessed Kashyap's induction into the party. "NSA was slapped on me but now I have not only been granted bail but all charges are cleared now. NSA is also withdrawn...my fight against those who defame Sanatan will continue," Kashyap said. Tiwari also ...
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By Srijit Das An old video of a man slamming an EVM control unit on the floor during the Karnataka Assembly elections has been revived with a misleading claim that the incident is recent and took place during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. BOOM found that the incident occurred in Mysuru on May 10, 2023, during the Karnataka Assembly elections. In the 59-second footage, a man can be seen signing the register. The situation then quickly escalates as he forcefully grabs the EVM control unit and hurls it to the ground. Polling officers and police personnel then immediately rush in to prevent him...
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By Ritika Jain Supreme Court on Friday rejected a batch of pleas seeking 100 per cent tally of votes cast on EVMs, votes by paper ballots and physically dropping VVPAT paper slips in ballot boxes. The top court’s verdict comes on the day 88 constituencies across 13 states go to polls in phase 2 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. This means, the current system where VVPAT verification is done at five random polling stations in each constituency selected by a Returning Officer by drawing lots, is in force. If there is any dispute, the vote recorded on VVPAT slip will take precedence. Justices Sanj...
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By Srijit Das A viral quote purporting to show Jamyang Tsering Namgyal asked the people of Ladakh to forgive him for joining the Bharatiya Janata Party and supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is fake and has been misattributed to the Member of Parliament. In an X post Namgyal denied the claim, stating that he did not make any such comments against the party or Modi. The fake quote is viral after Jamyang Namgyal expressed his discontent after he was dropped and Tashi Gyalson was named as theBJP candidate from Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency. A verified X user posted Namgyal's photo with the ...
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By Nivedita Niranjankumar A video of actress turned politician Madhavi Latha where she says "I am not a woman," during an interview, is cropped and is being shared with a false claim that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Hyderabad said she is not a woman. BOOM found that the video has been cropped and is being shared out of context to make the false claim. In the original interview, Latha was in fact stating that she is not just a woman but Shakti (divine feminine force) herself. Latha, an actress by profession was announced by the BJP as their candidate in Hyderabad, Telangana ...
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By Hera Rizwan Indian Overseas Congress chairman Sam Pitroda has managed to stir up a political controversy by alluding to the inheritance tax in the United States as an "interesting law". This prompted the grand old party to defend its stance. The BJP seized upon Pitroda's comments regarding the notion of inheritance tax in the US to bolster its critique of the Congress's alleged approach to wealth redistribution. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also alleged that the Congress aims to confiscate property passed down to children, characterising the party's philosophy as one of "looting," both duri...
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By Srijit Das An old video of hoardings featuring Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with an inverted tricolour is being shared with a false claim that it is part of the recent campaigning by the party for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in Bengaluru, Karnataka. BOOM found that the video shows an old incident from Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur and not recent. In the 27-second video, shot from inside a moving vehicle, an unknown person alleges that the Congress disrespected the Indian flag by printing an inverted version of it on the hoarding and also placing it at the feet of the party's leader...
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By Nidhi Jacob Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on April 21, in Banswara, Rajasthan, accused the Indian National Congress party of being taken over by “urban naxals”. He claimed that the Congress manifesto says that if they were to assume power, they would carry out a comprehensive survey of all assets in the country, including the gold owned by women, particularly tribal women, with the intention of redistributing assets equally. He said, “The quantity and value of gold owned by our mothers and sisters would be assessed and calculated, including the silver ornaments owned by our tribal sisters a...
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By Hazel Gandhi An old video showing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker from Chennai being thrashed is viral online as recent and is being falsely connected to the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. BOOM found that the video dates back to July 2023 and shows the District Secretary of BJP's IT and Social Media Cell in Chennai being beaten up by members of his own party. The video shows a CCTV footage where a man in a green shirt is being beaten up by a group of people. They pin him against the wall and tear his shirt after which a police officer arrives and pacifies the situation. A user on X shar...
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By Srijit Das An old video of a polling agent illegally casting votes for two women has resurfaced with a false claim that the incident is recent and happened during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. BOOM found that the video is at least five years old and unrelated to the current polls. The video has been circulating on the internet since May, 2019. In the 28 seconds long video, a woman can be seen entering into the area where electronic voting machines are kept. Another woman, who appears to be a polling agent, is also observed at the kiosk where only voters are allowed. The woman then direct...
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