Dec 20, 2024 · A video of Rahul Gandhi was edited to falsely suggest he admitted to pushing a BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi in parliament.

Aug 2, 2024 · An old CCTV footage of a minor getting trapped in an elevator in Mumbai's Dharavi is circulating as a recent incident on social media. BOOM found that the incident is from November, 2020 when a five-year-old died after being trapped in an elevator in a housing society in Dharavi. The video was also shared by news outlets including Zee News and Maharashtra Times as recent. Click here and here ...

Jul 4, 2023 · A recent report obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act reveals that only around 2% of the total 22,57,808 cybercrime complaints received from all states and Union Territories resulted in First Information Reports (FIRs). These complaints were reported on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal between January 2020 to May 2023. The National Cybercrime Reporting Portal is an ...

Dec 21, 2024 · Social media posts claiming that the 2017 Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raid on former NDTV promoter Prannoy Roy revealed his ‘real name’ as ‘Parvez Raja’ and that he was born in Karachi, Pakistan, are false. 2017 CBI case against Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy The CBI on October 1, 2024, had submitted a closure report in a Delhi court in a case alleging cheating against former ...

Jul 10, 2023 · An RBI-approved company and a 14-year-old unwittingly became the focal point of a phoney loan app scam. Here’s how the scam unfolded.

Dec 28, 2024 · Viral posts falsely claim that senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra did not attend former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s funeral. BOOM found several visuals from live footage of Singh's funeral, where many senior Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi can be seen paying their final respects to the former prime minister in New Delhi. “Forget Sonia ...

The Maha Kumbh 2025 in Prayagraj will leverage advanced AI technologies to manage the expected influx of millions of pilgrims.

Jul 11, 2024 · A fake list, claiming WikiLeaks has identified 24 Indian political leaders from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including Prime Minister Narendra Modi as holders of black money in secret banks in the UK is viral on social media. It lists the amounts in dollars and rupees and claims that these leaders are looting the country.

Mar 30, 2024 · A circular issued by the managing committee of a residential housing complex in Delhi warning residents about a gang of thieves posing as government officials trying to enter homes, is falsely viral claiming it is an order issued by the police and the government for all housing societies in the country. BOOM visited the residential complex, Central Government Service Cooperative Land and Group ...

Apr 23, 2024 · Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently, in a campaign speech, misquoted former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's comments from a December 2006 speech, misleadingly claiming that the Congress leader said Muslims have the first right to India's resources. Modi made the claim in his speech, where he also criticised the Congress party's manifesto and made remarks with communal undertones during a ...