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BOOM found that the video shows an altercation between a female congress worker and a female cop.
Social media users are sharing screenshots of Grok and Gemini replies that wrongly describe real photographs of police crackdown as old and unrelated.
As authorities clamp down on protesters in the streets, digital rumour mills take over the narrative on Dipke and Rathee's detention.
BOOM found that the visuals are old and unrelated to the recent demonstrations demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar.
BOOM found that the video is from Panipat, Haryana, where sanitation workers staged a protest and dumped garbage on the road in August, 2026.
Journalists from local Bengali news outlets said Facebook restricted their reports on alleged vote rigging during the Bengal bypolls on October 6.
The video was posted by a Bangladeshi Facebook page that creates staged videos.
BOOM spoke to local residents and police, who confirmed that the viral video was from an ad shoot in Virar, Maharashtra
In the original video, Kapurthala SP Major Singh Dhadda says police received no complaint or concrete information about the alleged rape.
BOOM found that the photograph was artificially generated using OpenAI tools.
BOOM found that the viral story is false. Ujjain Police denied any such theft case, and the images used with the claim were AI-generated.
BOOM found that the visuals have no relation to the recent developments in the West Asia conflict.
BOOM found that the video is from a paramedical students protest in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
BOOM found that the image was generated using Open AI's tools
Surrey Police Service (SPS) told BOOM that the video is part of an ongoing landlord-tenant dispute and that the incident had nothing to do with beef, meat, religion or ideology.
BOOM tested the video using multiple AI detection tools, which confirmed that it was generated using artificial intelligence.
BOOM found that the viral video is from Madaripur, Bangladesh showing the dead body of a rape and murder victim.
BOOM found that Gandhi in the original video was referring to statements previously made by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
BOOM found that the video is actually from 2018, when Punjab was governed by the Congress.
BOOM found that the letter is fake and AI-generated. The document also contains errors which are inconsistent with an official historical letter.
BOOM found that the video shows the launch of Japan's fourth Taigei-class submarine in 2023.
BOOM found that the video is from an event in Siwan, Bihar, on June 20, 2025. The national anthem is not playing in the original video.
BOOM found that both photographs of Nayanthara were manipulated using Google AI.
BOOM found the video is digitally altered with an AI-generated voice-over.
BOOM found that the video was recorded on July 6, 2026, when Singh hoisted the party flag in front of his Barrackpore office.
BOOM found that the video is from 27 January 2024 when Mahrang Baloch addressed a massive public gathering in Quetta, Pakistan.
BOOM found that the statement is not authentic and was posted by a satirical account impersonating the Italian Embassy.
BOOM found that the video is from Sriganganagar, Rajasthan. The police have detained two people in this incident.
BOOM found that the video is from June 20, from India-Bangladesh border, during an altercation between BGB and BSF personnel
BOOM found that the women in the video is Ashwini Dagde and she is not Muslim
BOOM found that the video is AI-generated and does not show a man who underwent surgery to become a dog.
BOOM found that the video is from July 19 and predates the Jharkhand student protests
BOOM traced Sheikh Hasina's original address and an AI detection tool also indicated that the audio was synthetic.

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