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Viral Posts Falsely Claim RBI Banned Cheques Written In Black Ink

Jan 17, 2025 | boomlive.in | Archis Chowdhury

A viral claim suggests RBI has banned black ink cheques. BOOM's fact-check reveals no such directive from RBI, and the claim is false. Several viral posts on social media are falsely claiming that cheques written in black inc will no more be accepted by Indian banks in order to "enhancing security features" and "preventing fraudulent activities". This claim is being attributed to the statement of a spokesperson for the Reserve Bank of India, in an article written by the Times of India.
LA Fires: AI Videos Of Firefighters Rescuing Animals Viral As Real Footage

Jan 16, 2025 | boomlive.in | Archis Chowdhury

Real footage of firefighters rescuing animals in 2025 California wildfires. The videos have been entirely generated using artificial intelligence, and does not depict real situations of wild animals being rescued by firefighters. A few compilations of AI-generated videos showing firefighters rescuing wild animals is viral on social media as real footage from the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, in United State's California.
Video Of Taylor Swift Saying LA Fires Are Payback for Gaza Bombing Is Deepfake

Jan 14, 2025 | boomlive.in | Archis Chowdhury

Taylor Swift has called the Los Angeles wildfires a payback to the US for supporting Israel on Gaza bombings. The video is a deepfake, using AI to falsely attribute comments to Taylor Swift. She did not make these statements. Social media is rife with a video showing American pop star Taylor Swift calling the ongoing wildfires in Greater Los Angeles in United States' California a "divine retribution" against the US for supporting Israel's bombings in Gaza.
Ashwini Vaishnaw Calls Out Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg For Claiming NDA Lost Polls | BOOM

Jan 13, 2025 | boomlive.in | Archis Chowdhury

Indian Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw called out Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday for erroneously stating that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) failed to get re-elected in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Speaking on Joe Rogan's podcast episode published on January 10, 2025, Zuckerberg stated that every country that went to polls in 2024, including India, rejected their incumbent leaders, and chose new regimes.
2024 Rewind: Biggest Developments In AI, And What To Watch Out For In 2025

Jan 7, 2025 | boomlive.in | Archis Chowdhury

The year 2024 bore the brunt of a massive hype around generative AI, which began the previous year. With the sudden ubiquity of "AI chatbots", we found ourselves facing myriad threats from mostly unregulated systems running amok, and occasionally wreaking havoc. Let us take a look at some of the most remarkable developments in AI in 2024, and few of the biggest expectations from the industry in 2025. 1.
BJP Delhi Shares Edited Image To Show Potholes In Delhi Roads After Rains

Dec 29, 2024 | boomlive.in | Archis Chowdhury

BJP Delhi shared an image claiming to depict pothole-filled roads in Delhi post-rainfall. BOOM found the image is dated, and has been digitally altered, with extra potholes added to the image of the damaged road. The Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi unit, along with other BJP members, shared an edited image showing a man on a motorbike riding over a damaged road filled with potholes, purporting to show the current state of Delhi roads.
Rahul Gandhi Admits Pushing BJP MP? BJP Leaders Share Cropped Video

Dec 19, 2024 | boomlive.in | Archis Chowdhury

Video shows Rahul Gandhi admitting to pushing BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi at the parliament. BOOM watched a longer version of Gandhi’s comments to the media, and found that a certain portion of it has been mischievously edited out to falsely purport it as Gandhi admitting to have pushed Sarangi, an MP from the Balasore constituency.
Video Of Influencer Abhinav Arora Getting Hit By Bull Is Manipulated

Dec 15, 2024 | boomlive.in | Archis Chowdhury

A video claims Abhinav Arora was attacked by a bull during his sermon. The video is false; an AI detection tool found high probability of it being AI-generated. A manipulated video of 10-year-old religious influencer Abhinav Arora is going viral on social media, showing him getting attacked by a bull while he is giving a sermon. BOOM accessed the original video where Arora can be seen giving the entire sermon without being attacked.
How A Woman Got Misidentified As Wife Of Bengaluru Suicide Victim

Dec 12, 2024 | boomlive.in | Archis Chowdhury

A number of media outlets and widely followed social media accounts have shared the image of a woman, alleging that she is Nikita Singhania - the estranged wife of late Bengaluru-based techie, Atul Subhash who died by suicide. BOOM found that image being shared is not of Subhash's wife, but of a different person, who also happens to be named Nikita Singhania.
Violence Between Muslim Groups In Bangladesh Viral As Communal Attack On Hindus

Dec 3, 2024 | boomlive.in | - Archis Chowdhury |Tausif N Akbar |Archis Chowdhury

The claim suggests Bangladeshi Muslims attacked Hindu properties in Sherpur. BOOM found the claim to be false. The violence involved two Muslim groups, with no communal angle. A series of footage showing a mob attack on Murshidpur Darbar Sharif, in Sherpur, Bangladesh, is being falsely shared as an attack by Bangladeshi Muslims on properties, crops and livestock owned by Bangladeshi Hindus.