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Breaking [Fake] News: Pune Porsche Crash Accused Made Offensive Rap

May 24, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes

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With breaking news, comes viral ‘fake news’. This time, about the recent Pune Porsche crash that led to two deaths. Regional news outlets ran headlines claiming that the minor accused in the incident made an offensive rap song. But, how true is it? Read on!

Pune Porsche Crash: News Outlets Falsely Claim Accused Made Offensive Rap

A story was uploaded in Marathi with the headline roughly translating to, "Ek Din Mein Mujhe Mil Gayi Bail... Fir Se Dikhaunga Sadak Pe Khel. Pune Builder's Son's Gloating, Annoying Act After The Accident, Abusive Rap Song After Getting Bail.”

Context: Two IT engineers were killed after a speeding Porsche allegedly driven by a 17-and-a-half-year-old boy in an inebriated state hit their motorcycle at Pune’s Kalyani Nagar junction in the wee hours of 19 May 2024.

[Mis]Reporting: Marathi news outlets including ABP, News18 Lokmat, NDTV and Hindustan Times Marathi misreported that the minor accused in the Porsche crash made an expletive-filled rap song about getting bail easily despite two people being killed in the accident.

BOOM Verified:

  • BOOM’s Nivedita Niranjankumar found that the rap song was made by an Instagram account Cringistaan2, run by a Delhi based youngster Aryan Neekhara and not the detained minor accused in the Pune rash driving case.

  • The display picture on the account matches the person in the viral video singing the rap.

  • A search for the account also led us to a YouTube channel run by the same person and several other accounts including Cringistaan2, where he identified himself as Aryan Neekhara.

TDP Accused Of Profiling Voters Through 'WeApp'; Why Booth Level Apps Are Concerning

🔖 The allegation: The YSR Congress party (YSRCP) has accused the Telugu Desam party (TDP) of using a new mobile application “We App” to profile voters and to bribe them for votes. The YSRCP party lodged a complaint on “We App” and TDP with the Election Commission of India.

Data & more data: The screenshots of the application show the Weapp has detailed information of voters at booth level including family details, phone numbers, occupation, caste, resident’s status, political leanings, including that of voters who are dead.

Not the only one: Most parties are now using booth management apps to print voter slips with candidate’s photos and party symbols. BJP’s “Saral” app is used for similar functions with more data collection to collect feedback on Narendra Modi’s programmes among the voting population at booth level. Read Srinivas Kodali’s report.

Scarlett Vs. Sky: Johansson Accuses OpenAI Of Cloning Her Voice Without Consent

🔖 Scarlett Johansson accused OpenAI of creating a voice for ChatGPT resembling hers after declining to participate.

  • OpenAI removed the voice, named 'Sky,' amid allegations, stating it was not meant to imitate Johansson, but rather chosen before any outreach to her.

  • Johansson opted for legal recourse demanding clarity on the voice creation process, citing concerns over personal likeness protection in the age of deepfakes.

  • The dispute adds to ongoing legal challenges faced by OpenAI, including lawsuits from authors and media organisations over alleged copyright infringement involving their works. Read Hera Rizwan’s report.

🚫 Fake News You Almost Fell For

🔍 Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in a recent speech at Serampore, West Bengal, claimed that the state’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee refuses to grant holidays for Durga Puja but allocates holidays for Muslims during Ramzan. But, is this true? Find out in 🔗 Nidhi Jacob’s ↗️ fact-check.

🔍 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma shared an image of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi holding a red-cover booklet with black border, claiming that the latter is carrying a copy of the Chinese constitution. But, was he? 🔗 Archis Chowdhury ↗️ fact-checked the claim.

🔍 The official X accounts of Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal and Tripura posted a photo of a metro on an elevated line recently, misleadingly claiming that it shows the development of metro railway services achieved by the BJP-led government in India. 🔗 Srijit Das ↗️ debunked the claim.

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