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Chiropractors Don’t Need Any Medical License
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Maya, a primary school teacher in Gurgaon, complained of crippling back pain for close to half a year. “I tried everything–from regular massages to physiotherapy, just so I can avoid developing a dependence on painkillers,” she said.
Maya then decided to give chiropractic a chance, one she now regrets.
Indian Association of Chiropractic Doctors say there are only 12 real chiropractors in India. The rest are marketing on the buzzword. Read on!
🔖 As the deepfake technology is becoming more common and convincing, we throw light on the origins of deepfakes and outline indicators for distinguishing them from regular videos.
A deepfake is a form of synthetic media that involves replacing a person in an image or video with that of another individual.
Speaking to BOOM, Jaspreet Bindra, managing director and founder of The Tech Whisperer, enlisted ways of spotting deepfakes.
"To detect deepfakes, look for inconsistencies in the imagery. Facial features that don't align properly, lighting that seems off, or irregular blinking patterns can be tell-tale signs.”
How to stay informed & vigilant about deepfake threats?
Double-check the source. Look for the same story across different media outlets to verify authenticity.
Avoid sharing unverified information.
Always approach content with a critical mind. If it seems off, there's a good chance it might be.
Tighten your online privacy settings. The less data you have out there, the harder it is for someone to create a deepfake of you.
Meanwhile, BOOM’s Karen Rebelo spoke to Yishay Raziel, an Israeli sound designer and voice-over artist who has over 19,000 followers on Instagram. He is the creator of deepfakes video targeting anyone famous speaking out against Israel.
Read this story to know how deepfakes have wrongfooted social media platforms.
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Do you know how to spot a deepfake? Take our BOOM quiz to find out
👆 Simply click on image above to start the quiz!
An 86-Year-Old Kerala Woman Is Fighting Misinformation Spread By Communist Mouthpiece
🔖 On 6 November, Maria Kutty and Anna Joseph, aged 80, had gone to Adimali Grama Panchayath Kerala to seek their pension.
For the last five months, they hadn’t received the welfare pension. “So, we bought two earthen bowls and started to beg,” Maria Kutty told Decode’s Rejimon Kuttappan.
The protest was pictured by a few and shared on social media. Interestingly, the begging bowl protest drew mainstream media attention a little late.
And following that, on 10 November, CPI-M Kerala mouthpiece Deshabhimani reported that the protest was staged by the Indian National Congress. Read this story to find out what happened next.
No Medical Degree Or License: Anybody Can Be A Chiropractor In India
🔖 Meanwhile, a video of a man laying on a table while two male “chiropractors” literally knead his stomach, went viral online.
In recent times, chiropractors have seen a steady increase in followers not just online, but also in staunch believers of the method. But who are chiropractors and are the ones you see on the internet legitimate? Find out in Titha Ghosh’s story.
Is India Ready For Pre-Nuptial Agreements?
🔖 Of late, there is a small section of the society that is increasingly looking towards prenuptial agreements to protect their assets. Experts observe that the trend is rising in cases of inter-country marriages, among the wealthy, where there is a great economic divide among the spouses and those who have had more than one marriage.
What exactly is a prenup? Will it work in India? BOOM’s Ritika Jain spoke to advocates about the same.
🚫 Fake News You Almost Fell For
🔍 A video purporting to show Kajol Devgan was caught on camera changing into an outfit, is a deepfake created misusing the actor's face. Read this fact-check by 🔗Srijit Das↗️ to know how he debunked the video.
🔍 Have you also heard of ‘Pallywood’? Well, unrelated visuals from movies and other events are being falsely connected to the conflict to claim that Palestinians are faking their deaths in Gaza. Read all about it in 🔗Hazel Gandhi’s↗️ fact-check.
🔍 Does this video show three girls in a Paris metro underpass fighting back against a group of Muslim immigrants who tried to molest them? Find out in 🔗Archis Chowdhury’s↗️ fact-check.
🅱️ Recommends
📖 This week's recommendation is: Is misinformation the biggest problem to tackle? by Masato Kajimoto
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