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Did Akhilesh Yadav Remove His Red Cap To Wear A Saffron Turban?

Journalist Piyush Rai confirmed to BOOM that Yadavs turban was red, not saffron as claimed in news reports.

27 Oct 2026 6:34 pm
Deepfakes, Unrelated Visuals Linked To Recent India-China Clashes In Arunachal

BOOM found that two of the videos were old and one video was a deepfake.

27 Oct 2026 5:59 pm
Video Of US Senator Blumenthal Calling India A Failed State Is A Deepfake

BOOM found several visual inconsistencies in the viral video that indicate it was made using AI

22 Oct 2026 1:01 pm
Fabricated Headline On Indian Gen Z Falsely Attributed To BBC

BOOM found that the article titled 'Are Indian Gen Z Too Lazy To Burn Down India' was never published by BBC.

19 Oct 2026 5:38 pm
Erroneous Grok And Gemini Answers Used To Discredit Real Protest Images

Social media users are sharing screenshots of Grok and Gemini replies that wrongly describe real photographs of police crackdown as old and unrelated.

15 Oct 2026 8:31 pm
The Internet Spun Its Own Stories As Dhruv Rathee, Abhijit Dipke Sat In Detention

As authorities clamp down on protesters in the streets, digital rumour mills take over the narrative on Dipke and Rathee's detention.

13 Oct 2026 2:53 pm
Old Clips Falsely Shared As Hindutva Groups En Route To Counter CJP Protest

BOOM found that the clips are old and unrelated to the October 10 CJP protests

9 Oct 2026 6:13 pm
Video Of Cops Recording Dancers Is Real; Varanasi Police Falsely Claimed It As AI

BOOM found that the viral video is authentic and that police personnel were present near the dancers during the cultural programme.

1 Oct 2026 2:52 pm
Bihar Molestation: Photo Of Accused Nandan Yadav Posing With Akhilesh Yadav Is AI

BOOM found that the photograph was artificially generated using OpenAI tools.

23 Sep 2026 11:51 am
IIT Bombay Suicide: AI Images, Fake Quotes Surface to Peddle Misinformation

Ved Patil, coordinator at E-Cell, IIT Bombay, said that fake claims are being spread to defame IIT Bombay students.

22 Sep 2026 7:10 pm
Fake Theft Story Claims 80s AI Retro Trend Helped Apprehend Woman In Ujjain

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.

18 Sep 2026 4:25 pm
Old Videos Falsely Linked To Recent Houthi Drone Attack Near Mecca

BOOM found that the visuals have no relation to the recent developments in the West Asia conflict.

17 Sep 2026 6:39 pm
Video Of Woman Taking Dip In River In Undergarments Is AI-Altered

BOOM found that the original video shows the woman wearing a salwar while taking a dip in the river.

15 Sep 2026 7:39 pm
Media Outlets Misreport AI Video As Indonesias Anak Krakatau Eruption

BOOM found that the video was synthetically generated using artificial intelligence.

9 Sep 2026 5:11 pm
AI-Made, Old Videos Shared As Building Collapse In Delhi's Satya Niketan

BOOM found that while one of the videos was generated using Google AI, the other shows the controlled demolition of a building that took place in 2017.

8 Sep 2026 3:53 pm
Fake Gaurav Bhatia Quote On Swatantra Bhardwaj Shared By CJP Leaders

BOOM found that the quote attributed to Gaurav Bhatia is fabricated and that NBT Hindi News, whose graphic was used to spread the claim, has also rubbished it as fake.

8 Sep 2026 3:50 pm
Satellite Images Show Tragic Sequence Behind Nepal's Flood Disaster

The devastating flash floods that tore through the Nepal-China border on August 26 have since swept away towns, roads and bridges, leaving a trail of destruction and loss of life.

31 Aug 2026 1:39 pm
Old, Unrelated Videos Falsely Linked To Nepal Flash Floods

BOOM found that the videos are unrelated to the flash flood that hit Nepal on August 26, 2026.

28 Aug 2026 3:56 pm
Video From Japan Shared As Iran Unveiling Its First Nuclear Submarine

BOOM found that the video shows the launch of Japan's fourth Taigei-class submarine in 2023.

19 Aug 2026 7:05 pm
Edited Video Falsely Claims Modi Disrespected National Anthem

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.

19 Aug 2026 3:23 pm
Images Of Nayanthara With Shaved Head At Temple Are AI Manipulated

BOOM found that both photographs of Nayanthara were manipulated using Google AI.

19 Aug 2026 1:18 pm
AI Video Falsely Shows Akshay Kumar Slamming Op Sindoor Documentary

BOOM found the video is digitally altered with an AI-generated voice-over.

18 Aug 2026 4:56 pm
Video Does Not Show West Bengal Minister Hoisting BJP Flag On Independence Day

BOOM found that the video was recorded on July 6, 2026, when Singh hoisted the party flag in front of his Barrackpore office.

17 Aug 2026 5:47 pm
Old Video Falsely Shared As Independence Day Celebration In Balochistan

BOOM found that the video is from 27 January 2024 when Mahrang Baloch addressed a massive public gathering in Quetta, Pakistan.

17 Aug 2026 3:12 pm
Video Of Woman Vandalising Shivaji Statue Viral With False Communal Claim

BOOM found that the women in the video is Ashwini Dagde and she is not Muslim

13 Aug 2026 3:41 pm
Viral Photo Of Woman Grabbing Jawaharlal Nehrus Collar Is AI-Generated

BOOM found that the picture is fake and was generated using OpenAI tools.

13 Aug 2026 2:05 pm
AI Video Falsely Shared As Japanese Man Who Transformed Into Dog

BOOM found that the video is AI-generated and does not show a man who underwent surgery to become a dog.

10 Aug 2026 6:22 pm