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Indian Media’s ‘Master Stroke’ ft. Donald Trump
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Hello,
The United States of America has a new president and we have a new misinformation diet to consume, brought to you by mainstream Indian news channels. Read on!
News flash: Donald Trump is president of the United States of America.
What followed: Innumerable opinion pieces published by global and Indian media, data analysis on what went wrong for the Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris, among others.
Enter Indian media: Things became interesting when an India Today anchor said: “There's actually a big statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi... He has said, have set up a call with my friend president Donald Trump to congratulate him on his historic win. Among other things, we will discuss the current violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, "Khalistani terrorism enabled by Justin Trudeau in Canada" along with the Ukraine war.”
He was reading an X post.
In another “news”: Republic TV reported that Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser to Bangladesh's interim government referred to Donald Trump as a "messiah" in his congratulatory message to Trump.
Yes, the excitement is real!
Now, let’s do what we, at BOOM, do the best: Tell you the facts!
India Today read out on air a post from a parody X handle impersonating Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The official account of the Prime Minister never shared any such post.
Republic TV fell for a fake document circulating on social media falsely claiming Muhammad Yunus referred to Trump as a "messiah".
Read our fact-checks to know how we found what we found.
Kicking off a fresh season of Teen Fact-Checking Network India with a new team of teens tackling the online world of misinformation & more. In the first video, teens dive into the 3 buzzwords: misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation. Want to know what they mean and how they shape what you see online?
Did AI Write The Exam? Jindal Law Student’s Fight May Set Academic Rules
🔖 Kaustubh Shakkarwar, an LLM student at Jindal Global Law School, failed a subject as he received an unexpected response from the university’s Unfair Means Committee (UMC).
The allegation: They alleged that 88% of his exam responses were “AI-generated”.
The lawsuit: Shakkarwar, who is pursuing a Masters in Intellectual Property and Technology Laws, contested the accusation. He filed a lawsuit against the university.
What next? The case may rewrite academic rules in the age of AI.
Expert’s take: Lawyer Nandita Saikia said, "AI tools that generate citations in the correct format are widely used in academia. It’s difficult to argue that such tools are unethical. However, using Generative AI to write an essay and passing it off as your own is clearly unethical. Additionally, if the AI-generated essay copies or paraphrases existing scholarly work, it could result in plagiarism or copyright infringement."
Hera Rizwan reports on the case and what it may mean.
‘Rockstar Judge’ To ‘Legacy Seeker’: The Paradox Of CJI Chandrachud's Era
🔖 Off he goes: In the marble corridors of India's Supreme Court, where justice and power intersect, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's retirement marks the end of an era that began with great promise and leaves a complex legacy.
When he took on the job as India’s top judge in November 2022, BOOM highlighted the expectations surrounding his tenure. Now, two years later, BOOM’s Ritika Jain set out to assess whether he met these expectations.
To gain insight, she spoke with members of the bar, academics, civil rights activists, and other stakeholders invested in the means of justice.
Mixed feelings: Almost all agreed that CJI Chandrachud is exceptionally brilliant. However, many felt his brilliance fell short of delivering meaningful relief to those seeking justice—a point of significant disappointment. As one senior member of the bar put it, his tenure has been like an “operation successful, but the patient is dead.”
False Claims Around Maharashtra Polls, Baba Siddique Murder Dominate Disinformation In October
🔖 Most of the false information in October was about Islamophobic narratives (22%), misinformation around Baba Siddique?s murder (9.4%) and fake news related to Maharashtra Assembly elections (6.3%).
There was a significant amount of false information being spread by members of various political parties, including the Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress, and Shiv Sena (UBT).
Additionally, we published 11 AI-generated fact-checks that targeted celebrities and TV anchors who were falsely shown endorsing medicines for arthritis or joint pain.
🚫 Fake News You Almost Fell For
🔍 Did the crowd at Donald Trump's victory speech chant 'Modi Modi'? Find out in 🔗 Anmol Alphonso’s ↗️ fact-check.
🔍 A video showing Sanjay Raut saying that the Maha Vikas Aghadi government will give a clean chit to Dawood Ibrahim if it comes back to power in Maharashtra is viral. Is this video real? Read this 🔗 fact-check ↗️ to find out.
🔍 Did BJP Maharashtra ask voters to vote or progress of Gujarat? Short answer: No! 🔗 Anmol Alphonso ↗️ debunked the claim.
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📖 This week's recommendation is: How disinformation defined the 2024 election narrative
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