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10/12/2023

| Unrelated Images Shared As Virat Kohli Eating Beef At A Restaurant In US

✅ BOOM found that the restaurant bill does not show dishes ordered by Kohli, but a person named Jeffrey Paige in 2020.

BOOM found that the restaurant bill does not show dishes ordered by Kohli, but a person named Jeffrey Paige in 2020.

10/12/2023

| The number of registered cases in India surged by 24.4% in 2022 compared to the preceding year, the latest report published by NCRB showed. The crime rate (per lakh population) has increased from 3.9 in 2021 to 4.8 in 2022

Telangana recorded a total cyber-crime rate of 40.3, considerably surpassing the national cyber-crime rate of 4.8. Meanwhile, cities like Pune, Bengaluru record a steady rise in cyber crimes

10/12/2023

| A video of Muslim students learning Sanskrit at the ASAS in Thrissur, is being shared on social media with a false and communal claim that students are being coached to take up roles as temple priests in Kerala.

Academy of Sharia and Advanced Studies rubbished the viral claim and told BOOM that Sanskrit was included in the syllabus to introduce their students to other historical and traditional languages.

10/12/2023

Uncovering the phenomenon of "social media trap," a recent report reveals how social exclusion and the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) drive individuals to use platforms like and .

Uncovering the phenomenon of "social media trap," a recent report reveals how social exclusion and the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) drive individuals to use platforms like TikTok and Instagram.

10/12/2023

| False Claim Of 500 Rupee Note With 'Star' Symbol Being Fake Revived

✅An spokesperson had earlier clarified that the notes with star symbol are valid legal tender and are used as a replacement for defectively printed banknotes.

An RBI spokesperson had earlier clarified that the notes with star symbol are valid legal tender and are used as a replacement for defectively printed banknotes.

10/12/2023

The Mahadev betting app’s story started in 2017, but the police FIRs were registered only in late 2021. While several prominent people have been named in FIRs, it was mostly young, people who were working for the app.

While several prominent people have been named in FIRs , it was mostly young, unemployed people who were working for Mahadev betting app. The realisation that it was illegal to bet online came to...

10/12/2023

| An old video featuring a freight train transporting JCBs has recently been shared on social media falsely claiming that it shows JCBs from being sent to Rajasthan after the announcement of 's results.

BOOM found that the video is old and shows a train carrying JCBs near Tenali Junction in Andhra Pradesh.

10/12/2023

On 21 November, Pranshu, who went by the name '' on with over 35,000 followers, died by su***de because of bullying online.

Decode spoke to ***r content creators who say they've lost hope in reporting hate

The abuses in English get taken down, but q***r artists say that Instagram lacks the ability to track the hateful comments in Indian languages.

10/12/2023

| Union Minister on Saturday denied signing a reply to a Parliament question on whether India plans to deem , as a terror outfit in India and if Israel had made any such official demand to the government.

The BJP leader and Union Minister denied signing any reply about a question on whether India planned to declare Hamas a terror outfit.

10/12/2023

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10/12/2023

: An old photo of PM Modi and BJP MLA is viral online with the FALSE claim that Raje in her meeting threatened to leave the party and join Congress if she was not made the Chief Minister again.

BOOM found that the photo is from 2018 and is unrelated to the recent Rajasthan state elections result.

10/12/2023

| Ratan Tata took to social media to call out a deepfake video created with AI voice cloning technology where he is supposedly seen promoting an investment opportunity.

Ratan Tata took to Instagram to call out a fake ad promoting an investment scheme misusing his name.

09/12/2023

Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi on Saturday denied signing a reply to a Parliament question on whether India plans to deem Hamas, an Islamist military organization governing the Gaza strip, as a terror outfit in India and if Israel had made any such official demand to the government.

The Winter Session of the 17th Lok Sabha started on December 4 and is scheduled to conclude on December 22. The first week of Parliament saw the expulsion of TMC MP Mahua Moitra over a 'cash-for-query' scandal.

The BJP leader and Union Minister denied signing any reply about a question on whether India planned to declare Hamas a terror outfit.

09/12/2023

: An old photo of PM Modi and BJP MLA Vasundhara Raje is viral online with the FALSE claim that Raje in her meeting threatened to leave the party and join Congress if she was not made the Chief Minister again.

BOOM found that the photo is from 2018 and is unrelated to the recent Rajasthan state elections result.

08/12/2023

According to Microsoft's Threat Analysis Center report, other celebrities like Priscilla Presley, Kate Flannery, Dean Norris, John C McGinley and boxer Mike Tyson, also had their Cameo videos misused to target the Ukrainian leader.

In a Cameo video Elijah Wood appears to send a message to Zelenskyy, urging him to seek assistance for substance use. But this video is misleading.

08/12/2023

Taking to X, many users dissed for not ‘saying a word for Gaza’ in the light of the ongoing conflict and still gracing the coveted cover.

Read more: https://www.boomlive.in/web-stories/news/taylor-swift-times-person-of-the-year-honour-sparks-criticism-amid-gaza-conflict-1832

Taylor Swift, who has been named Time magazine's Person of the Year 2023, has been at the receiving end of criticism from those who believe she doesn't deserve the honour.

08/12/2023

The implementation of end-to-end encryption for over 1 billion users on is expected to take a few months. Once the transition is finalised, users will be prompted to establish a recovery method for restoring their messages.

Read here: https://www.boomlive.in/web-stories/news/meta-begins-rolling-out-default-end-to-end-encryption-across-messenger-and-facebook-1833

Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for personal chats and calls on its platforms Messenger and Facebook.

08/12/2023

| While the dangers are evident, what has been lost in the narrative is the rights of the content creators whose videos are being used to create such deepfakes. Read more 👇

The internet is a scary place for women, but with deepfakes being easy to create it has become even more dangerous.

08/12/2023

today passed a resolution to expel TMC MP , amid a walkout from Opposition MPs, based on the recommendation of the report tabled by the Ethics Committee of the Lok Sabha in connection with the scandal.

Mahua Moitra's expulsion comes almost two months after BJP MP Nishikant Dubey accused her of accepting bribes to raise questions in the Parliament.

08/12/2023

Rupesh Mittal, a cyber expert based in Telangana clarified that the NCRB report denotes the FIR data and not the complaint data. "In many states complaints do not get translated into FIRs," he said.

According to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, Telangana saw a surge of 48.5% in cybercrime cases, i.e., from 10,303 cases in 2021 to 15,297 in 2022.

08/12/2023

has reportedly deceived multiple Hollywood actors into unwittingly contributing to a disinformation campaign against Ukrainian President . Read to know more 👇

In a Cameo video Elijah Wood appears to send a message to Zelenskyy, urging him to seek assistance for substance use. But this video is misleading.

08/12/2023

, who has been named 's Person of the Year 2023, has been at the receiving end of criticism from those who believe she doesn't deserve the honour.

Read more: https://www.boomlive.in/web-stories/news/taylor-swift-times-person-of-the-year-honour-sparks-criticism-amid-gaza-conflict-1832

Taylor Swift, who has been named Time magazine's Person of the Year 2023, has been at the receiving end of criticism from those who believe she doesn't deserve the honour.

08/12/2023

Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for personal chats and calls on its platforms Messenger and Facebook.

Read here: https://www.boomlive.in/web-stories/news/meta-begins-rolling-out-default-end-to-end-encryption-across-messenger-and-facebook-1833

Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for personal chats and calls on its platforms Messenger and Facebook.

08/12/2023

According to NCRB report out of the total 65,893 reported cyber crimes in the country in 2022, 21.9% were crimes targeting women, while 2.8% were offences against children.

Telangana recorded a total cyber-crime rate of 40.3, considerably surpassing the national cyber-crime rate of 4.8. Meanwhile, cities like Pune, Bengaluru record a steady rise in cyber crimes

08/12/2023

Uncovering the phenomenon of "social media trap," a recent report reveals how social exclusion and the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) drive individuals to use platforms like TikTok and Instagram.

Uncovering the phenomenon of "social media trap," a recent report reveals how social exclusion and the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) drive individuals to use platforms like TikTok and Instagram.

08/12/2023

The abuses in English get taken down, but q***r artists say that Instagram lacks the ability to track the hateful comments in Indian languages.

Read our Decode story for more 👇

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The abuses in English get taken down, but q***r artists say that Instagram lacks the ability to track the hateful comments in Indian languages.

08/12/2023

According to the NCRB data,Telangana has once again reported the highest number of cybercrimes for the 2nd consecutive year. But what is the reason behind this surge in Telangana? BOOM spoke to experts

According to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, Telangana saw a surge of 48.5% in cybercrime cases, i.e., from 10,303 cases in 2021 to 15,297 in 2022.

08/12/2023

Gaurav Sahu, Bhilai resident, was one of the several hundred account holders, whose bank accounts were being used as a transaction channel by the betting app.

But who were the people running it? Young, unemployed men, between 18 to 34 years.

While several prominent people have been named in FIRs , it was mostly young, unemployed people who were working for Mahadev betting app. The realisation that it was illegal to bet online came to...

08/12/2023

Ratan Tata took to social media to call out a deepfake video created with AI voice cloning technology where he is supposedly seen promoting an investment opportunity.

Ratan Tata took to Instagram to call out a fake ad promoting an investment scheme misusing his name.

07/12/2023

Fact- Checking in the Northeast ✅ Our stellar panel sheds light on the challenges of fact-checking news originating from the Northeast, the bloody conflict between the Meitei and Kuki communities in the region, the need to establish a fact-checking network, and homogenisation of the region in mainstream media reportage.

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07/12/2023

Ratan Tata took to social media to call out a deepfake video created with artificial intelligence (AI) voice cloning technology where he is supposedly seen promoting an investment opportunity, becoming the latest high profile name to warn about the menace of deepfakes. The fake ad on Facebook purports to show the legendary industrialist endorsing an investment opportunity by a woman supposedly named Sona Agarwal.

Ratan Tata took to Instagram to call out a fake ad promoting an investment scheme misusing his name.

07/12/2023

The , which provides a platform for illegal betting in poker, card games and cricket, badminton etc, has been creating news ever since names like Ranbir Kapoor and Kapil Sharma began to be linked with it.

The Mahadev app, which provides a platform for illegal betting in poker, card games and cricket, badminton etc, has been creating news ever since names like Ranbir Kapoor and Kapil Sharma began to be linked with it.

07/12/2023

UNESCO has approved the inclusion of garba, Gujarat’s most popular folk dance form, in its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity.

This means that 14 elements from different regions of India have now been added to UNESCO's representative list of ICH.

UNESCO has approved the inclusion of garba, Gujarat’s most popular folk dance form, in its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity.

07/12/2023

Join us as we take the first steps towards building a fact-checking community of people invested in the North East of India. Learn how reliable way of sourcing information.

Don't miss this opportunity. Register now: https://www.boomlive.in/fact-checking-in-the-ne

06/12/2023

Gaurav Sahu, Bhilai resident, was one of the several hundred account holders, whose bank accounts were being used as a transaction channel by the betting app.

But who were the people running it? Young, unemployed men, between 18 to 34 years.

While several prominent people have been named in FIRs , it was mostly young, unemployed people who were working for the app. The realisation that it was illegal to bet online came to them much...

06/12/2023

| BOOM is conducting a series of workshops on sourcing reliable information related to issues in the northeast.

Register for the online event on Thursday, 7 December.

Click here: https://boomlive.in/fact-checking-in-the-ne

06/12/2023

A Brazilian City Unanimously Passes An AI-Drafted Law

According to councilman Ramiro Rosario, the chatbot executed a command consisting of 250 characters in around 15 seconds, which otherwise would have required 3 days

The City Council of Porto Alegre in Brazil unanimously approved a bill regarding water meters. The bill, however, was not the result of policy debates and brainstorming sessions but was entirely authored by ChatGPT.