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How Indians Were Lured To Fight in Russia

March 01, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes

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Around 100 Indians have reportedly been recruited by the Russian Army at its Moscow recruitment centre, over the past one year. Many of their families claim that it was a YouTube channel that enamoured them with the opportunities in Russia, which led them to travel to the warzone. Read on!

📣 Empowering the Truth Global Summit

The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is launching the Empowering the Truth Global Summit in collaboration with BOOM. We invite you to stop what you are doing every Thursday in March to focus on how to fight disinformation by spreading the truth.

Join us on Thursday, 7 March at 5 pm IST to hear from Newschecker’s Rajneil Kamath on Building Networks and Alliances.

Fake Circular On 2024 Lok Sabha Election Schedule Goes Viral

🔖 Did you also receive a circular on WhatsApp claiming that the Election Commission Of India (ECI) has officially released the schedule for the upcoming general elections?

Well, it’s fake! First thoughts on debunking?

A lot of us may just Google for news reports and wouldn’t find any mentioning the dates.
Ideally, one should check ECI’s website or social media handles for official confirmation, since ECI is the primary source in this case.
ECI called out the viral circular and stated that the election schedule hasn’t been released yet.

Account Withheld: How Farmers Are Navigating Elon Musk-Owned X's Censorship

🔖 In just 11 days, Bhavjit Singh was restricted from operating five different X accounts. The reason? The Indian government asked X to block it.

Decode’s Akshit Chawla could identify at least 24 X accounts of individuals and organisations posting content related to farmers’ protests that were withheld in India. Their combined follower count stands at over 17 lakh.

How Indian Job Seekers Were Lured To Fight In Russia Through A YouTube Channel

🔖 Mohammed Sufiyan, 22, saw an opportunity to break free from the routine of his sales job in Narayanpet district, Telangana after watching a compelling YouTube video offering a lucrative job opportunity in Russia. His family hasn't spoken to him in 20 days now.

Decode’s Hera Rizwan spoke to Faizal Khan who operates the YouTube channel 'Baba Vlogs' and is being accused of running the “scam”.

Secret PINs, Disappearing Chats: Telegram Is A Nightmare For Police

🔖 Telegram is the new “dark web” for all kinds of illicit activities and is being successfully run by several cybercriminals owing to the platform’s strong privacy features, like end-to-end encryption and self-destructing messages. Read Shantasree Sarkar’s report to find out how it has become a nightmare for police.

Ground Report: What Really Happened At Sandeshkhali?

🔖 Hundreds of women hit the streets in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali, staging agitations demanding action against local leaders of the state’s ruling party, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC). They have alleged widespread economic exploitation and sexual harassment.

While the BJP has given the incident a communal colour and the TMC blamed ‘outsiders,’ BOOM’s Snigdhendu Bhattacharya visited the ground to find a different truth.

🚫 Fake News You Almost Fell For

🔍 A video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi waving at people on boats who were attending the inauguration of the Sudarshan Setu bridge in Gujarat, went viral with misleading claims that it shows him waving at the sea. Find out the full context in 🔗Anmol Alphonso’s↗️ fact-check.

🔍 A photo a utensil pierced with a bullet from Chattogram, Bangladesh, was shared on social media with the false claim that it is from the ongoing farmers' protest. 🔗Hazel Gandhi↗️ debunked the claim.

🔍 A video of billionaire Mukesh Ambani where it appears he is endorsing a stock market forum is fake and has been made using artificial voice cloning technology. Read 🔗Srijit Das’↗️ fact-check.

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