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A recent video featuring a female employee's altercation with her superiors over incentives has sparked concerns about Byju’s treatment of its workforce. Decode spoke to 11 such employees to get a first-hand account of their experiences.

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🔖 This week, I have a small exercise for all of you. Here are two images and you have to spot what is wrong with the photos. 

It could be a photoshop error. It could be that the images are entirely fake or maybe there is nothing wrong with the images at all. 

Send your answers to [email protected] and I will discuss them in next week’s edition.

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Do you know what really happened in the news this week? Find out by taking the BOOM quiz:

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🤥 The Lie Count

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Fact-Checks Published

Political claims were most predominant (35%), followed by Communal claims (23.5%) and Alarmist ones (23.5%).

A significant surge in alarmist claims were tied to the false narratives surrounding the clashes in Manipur. Read our Twitter thread to know the detailed analysis by Debraj Sarkar.

👀 Rising Conjunctivitis Cases in India: Causes and Precautions Explained  

🔖 As several states in India continue to deal with the dual issues of rain and growing diseases, a staggering increase in the cases of conjunctivitis is also being reported across the country. 

But why are we witnessing an astonishing rise in conjunctivitis cases at the moment? BOOM’s Hera Rizwan spoke to experts who explained the reason behind the rise and also delved into its symptoms and precautions.

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Communal Clashes in Haryana’s Nuh: How The Violence Unfolded   

📍 Nuh, Haryana: Mohammad Haroon, a 35-year-old shop owner, looked despondent and helpless. On 1 August, while sitting with his family, he received a distressing call from a friend in Gurgaon. The friend informed him that his shop, along with two other Muslim-owned shops in sector 66, Gurgaon, had been burnt down by a group of Hindu men. 

BOOM’s Kaisar Andrabi spoke to locals in the area to understand what happened on 31 July, leading to the communal violence in which six people lost their lives, and dozens were injured.

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❌ ‘I Worked For 46 Days At A Stretch’: Byju’s Employees On Why They Quit

🔖 “I will not come into the cabin, I want to confront you out in the open. We have not received incentives for over 12 months,” Payal Singh can be seen airing her grievances openly. 

A former employee of the EdTech startup, Singh received a meager ₹2,000 as part of her final settlement, thus prompting the argument. 

But her case is not unique. Decode’s Titha Ghosh spoke to eleven Byju’s employees to get a first-hand account of their experiences, bringing to light a culture of abuse and unpaid incentives. 

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🎥 Manipur Video: What Role Can A Viral Image Play In Ensuring Justice?

🔖 Do viral videos bring justice or fuel misinformation? 

There's no definitive answer to this question. In the Manipur case, police arrested the prime accused & three others within 10 hours of the video going viral.

Read this deep dive by Ritika Jain where she tries to find the answer. 

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🚫 Fake News You Almost Fell For

🔍 Old photos showing cars burning and rioting were shared online as recent visuals from the violence that took place in Haryana's Nuh district. BOOM’s 🔗Mohammad Salman↗ found that the photos are from other unrelated instances of violence in north India and not from the recent clashes in Nuh. 

🔍 A video showing a man wearing a BJP scarf throwing stones at a gathering surfaced with a false claim that it shows moments which led to the violent clashes in Haryana's Gurugram. 🔗Sujith & Srijit Das↗ found out. 

🔍 BOOM’s 🔗Shrey Banerjee↗ found that an old video showing a massive explosion involving two vehicles in Moscow went viral with the false claim that it shows two electric vehicles colliding and causing a huge blast because of the batteries present in them. 

🔍 An image of a protest march against narco-terrorism in Manipur was shared on social media misleadingly claiming that it shows Meiteis protesting against the arrests made in the Manipur video case. Read 🔗Srijit Das’↗ fact-check. 

🅱️ Recommends

📖 This week's recommendation is: Dealing With Digital Misinformation: A polarised context of narratives and tribes by Fabiana Zollo

This article deals with echo chambers and the dynamics of these groups in social media.

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