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BOOM found that this network circulated at least 20 AI-generated deepfakes linked to the CJP protests.
BOOM found that the videos predate the declaration of the final NEET 2026 results and do not capture students reacting to the reconducted examination.
BOOM found several visual inconsistencies that indicate it was made using AI.
BOOM found that the man in the video was successfully revived, and the memorial image is AI-generated and is not Sakshi, who is alive and recovering at RML Hospital.
BOOM traced the videos to the X handle @InsiderWB, a pro-Pakistan account that has previously circulated misinformation targeting Indian government officials.
BOOM found that these videos predate the CJP protests and are unrelated to recent events.
BOOM found that the original, longer version of the video conveys a message of unity and includes slogans representing other faiths as well.
Sheikh Irshad Mansuri, injured during the protest at Jantar Mantar, confirmed to BOOM that pellet-like particles had lodged in his body
BOOM found the video of a police officer smashing a vehicles window predates the CJP protest and was actually recorded in Datia, Madhya Pradesh.
BOOM found that the video was recorded by UPSC aspirant Upendra Gaur during the July 20 protest and posted on his Instagram account the following day.
BOOM found that the video is from the Kerala Literature Festival, where astronaut Sunita Williams participated in January 2026.
BOOM found that two images are from a 2016 news report, while the third, showing an unconscious woman, is a stock photo.
BOOM found that the edited image was made using a video of Dipke from June 6, 2026
BOOM found that the clipping is fake and that no such report was published by the Australian newspaper The Age.

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