Elon Musk's X is littered with deepfakes targeting India's military and national leadership - and it's a part of a co-ordinated influence operation.

Elon Musk’s X has begun rolling out a new transparency feature called “About this account,” which displays details such as a user’s location, username change history, join date, and the app store thro...

Brazil’s push for a fossil fuel phase-out was blocked by major petrostates, but COP30 delivered record deforestation funding and saw nearly half of all nations signal readiness to move beyond oil and....

Fake promises of freebies and AI voice clones of Modi are fuelling a deluge of scams on Instagram. Working class Indians are handing over their mobile numbers and Aadhaar details to scammers.

​​Uttar Pradesh’s centuries-old folk theatre has billions of online views. Its performers, many without smartphones, remain invisible in the platform economy built on their art.

BOOM found that the original video contains no such statement by DCP North Delhi about the blast in Delhi this week.

According to the Policybazaar Health Insurance Insights Report 2025, 43 per cent of all pollution-linked health insurance claims between January and September 2025 came from children under ten, making...

As Kerala High Court mandates Adalat AI to transcribe witness depositions, Decode spoke to lawyer Leah Verghese to understand the implications of AI in courtrooms.

AI deepfakes of Hindi news journalists are propagating disinformation and warping perception.

Wikipedia editors see Grokipedia as a cautionary example of how AI can reframe history through tone and placement rather than fact.

BOOM found that the viral video shows a thief stealing a bicycle in Asunción, Paraguay.

Years of mistrust between Nepalis and mainstream Indian media resurfaced as misinformation and sensational coverage fueled fresh anger during the Gen-Z protests.

India is set to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Ahmedabad after two decades. India last hosted the CWG in 2010 in New Delhi.

The accused used apps like Remini AI, Fotor, and ChatGPT by uploading photos of the applicant and proxy to generate a new photo to dupe examiners.

A narrative war on Ladakh is playing out on social media. Ladakh’s Gen Z on one side - constrained by internet connectivity and social media algorithms and on the other side slickly produced videos.....

US President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan brings cautious hope as Hamas and Israel agree to key steps, but experts warn lasting peace will depend on governance, political will, and Palestinian.....

AI-fueled social media narratives have seized on CJI Gavai’s caste and religious background to attack and delegitimise him after the shoe attack incident.

A viral photo claiming to show Pakistani Women’s cricket team captain Fatima Sana kneeling and touching the feet of Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana during the India vs Pakistan match at the ICC...

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis, “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an e...

The much-delayed report is an eye-opener on the rise of cybercrimes and the challenges they pose.

BOOM found that in the original interview, Sardesai had requested Mukerji to reenact a scene from her movie Mardaani, in which he volunteered to play the hooligan being hauled up by a woman police...

Grief, amplified by algorithms, has blurred the line between remembrance and rage, turning a state’s sorrow into a battleground of speculation.

Rajeev Pratap’s YouTube channel ‘Delhi Uttarakhand Live’ brought attention to the hardships of Uttarakhand’s neglected villages.

BOOM found the quote is fake, and Ricky Ponting has not slammed India for refusing shaking hands with Pakistani players.

BOOM found that the video shows a rally attended by the Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) on the eve of country’s Independence Day celebration.

AI history channels are reimagining the Mughal era for millions of viewers. But in a country already fighting over monuments and memory, the distortions are telling.

Nepal’s meme and lifestyle pages are turning ‘nepo baby’ reels into a digital record of corruption, inequality, and public anger.

The AI bot of the actor, who died by suicide in June 2020, spewed out conspiracy theories. Meta removed the chatbot after we brought it to their attention.

India’s ethanol push has found cheerleaders in influencers, but their glossy reels don’t always capture the full picture of its impact.

In Bihar’s high-stakes election, AI has emerged as the newest campaign worker—scaling messages faster than rules can catch up.

A study by the RAND Corporation has found that AI chatbots provide inconsistent responses to suicide-related queries.

BOOM found the video is not from Bihar but from the annual Rath Yatra procession held in Puri, Odisha, in June 2025.

Explicit sexual audio content on Spotify India is easily accessible to children, often appearing even during seemingly innocent searches such as “bedtime stories”.

BOOM found that the speech has been altered to include an AI voice clone. In the live telecast no such admission is made by Air Chief Marshal AP Singh

The cost of 10-minute delivery in Delhi’s warehouses (dark stores): missing toilets, unsafe work, and neglect.

The West Bengal government gave students money to buy smartphones and bridge the digital divide. But for many teens, digital literacy today means making reels, asking ChatGPT about their futures — and...

BOOM watched Amit Shah’s speech and found that the Home Minister was talking about the 1960 Indus treaty when he was interjected and relying to another MP he spoke about Sardar Patel.

A montage of 12 different earthquake visuals is being falsely linked to the earthquake that hit Russia on July 30, 2025.BOOM found that the visuals are old and not related to the July 30 earthquake...

Bombay HC's acquittal in the 2006 Mumbai Blast case underscores the importance of fair trials and reliable evidence.

In India’s digitised welfare push, facial recognition tech is turning food access into a daily battle for mothers, children, and the women tasked with delivering food to them.

BOOM found the video was generated using AI.

Karnataka's proposed fake news bill aims to criminalise misinformation, raising concerns about free speech and independent journalism.

Why does fake news seem so real? Psychology says our brains may be wired to believe and share misinformation.

What's fake? What's real? Follow BOOM's quick guide to be smart and safe online.

Urban Company began using AI to alter service partners' profile photos for a more “professional” look, but gig workers say the edits came without real choice—and with real losses.

In case of accidents on international flights, victims are entitled to compensation according to guidelines laid down in the Montreal Convention 1999.

BOOM found that the viral videos are from October 2024, when Iran launched missile attacks on Israel. The videos are unrelated to the current escalation between the two nations.

BOOM found that the viral photo is old and not from the Air India flight 171 that crashed with Vijay Rupani on board.