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Fake News
Paresh Rawal Does It Again; Shares Photoshopped Tweet Of Rahul Gandhi On Petrol Prices
May 25BJP MP Paresh Rawal lives up to his reputation of sharing fake news. The actor shares...
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FactCheck
Did PM Narendra Modi Ignore His Security Guard Dying Of Heart Attack?
May 24The man who fainted on the stage was not a security officer but the state's senior...
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FactCheck
Fuel Price Pinch In India: Viral Pic Claiming German Mass Protest Is From China
May 24No, people in Germany did not abandon their cars to protest a fuel price hike by...
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FACT FILE
Nipah Virus: Fake Alerts Go Viral On Social Media As Death Toll Rises
May 23Public advisory attributed to a doctor from RML Hospital, Delhi goes viral on social media. But...
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Fake News
Beware! Viral Message Offering 2 Free Jet Airways Tickets Is A Hoax
May 23Only on closer look does it become clear that the fake url does not have the...
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FactCheck
BJP Revives Rajiv Gandhi’s 1984 Speech Video Justifying Sikh Riots
May 22AAP leader AS Phoolka who first released this video in 2015 confirms to BOOM that the...
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Karnataka Elections
Old DK Shivakumar Video Being Shared As Congress-JDS Public Spat
May 21An old video of Congress leader DK Shivakumar is revived with a new spin.
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Karnataka Elections
How The Congress-JD(S) Combine Beat The BJP: 5 Things To Know
May 19In the final analysis, the SC's intervention reducing the time given to the Yeddyurappa government for...
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Karnataka Elections
3-Day Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa Resigns; All Eyes On JD(S)-Congress
May 19The JD(S)-Congress has its task cut out to show that they will be able to provide...
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Karnataka Elections
SC Dismisses Congress’ Plea Against Pro Tem Speaker, Allows Live Telecast
May 19The SC has said that that the assembly secretary should record the floor test and ensure...
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Fake News
From Fake News Of Church Attacks To Karnataka Governor’s Anthem Faux Pas: News You Almost Believed
May 19In this week's round-up of the news you almost believed, fake news finds a new target...
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FactCheck
2015 Video Of Karnataka Governor’s National Anthem Faux Pas Goes Viral
May 17According to a TOI report, Vala later said it was unintentional and he stopped as soon as...
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Fake News
Beware! Viral Message Offering 2 Free Jet Airways Tickets Is A Hoax
May 23Only on closer look does it become clear that the fake url does not have the...
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Fake News
Paresh Rawal Does It Again; Shares Photoshopped Tweet Of Rahul Gandhi On Petrol Prices
May 25BJP MP Paresh Rawal lives up to his reputation of sharing fake news. The actor shares...
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FACT FILE
Nipah Virus: Fake Alerts Go Viral On Social Media As Death Toll Rises
May 23Public advisory attributed to a doctor from RML Hospital, Delhi goes viral on social media. But...
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FactCheck
BJP Revives Rajiv Gandhi’s 1984 Speech Video Justifying Sikh Riots
May 22AAP leader AS Phoolka who first released this video in 2015 confirms to BOOM that the...
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FactCheck
Fuel Price Pinch In India: Viral Pic Claiming German Mass Protest Is From China
May 24No, people in Germany did not abandon their cars to protest a fuel price hike by...
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FactCheck
Did PM Narendra Modi Ignore His Security Guard Dying Of Heart Attack?
May 24The man who fainted on the stage was not a security officer but the state's senior...
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Karnataka Elections
How The Congress-JD(S) Combine Beat The BJP: 5 Things To Know
May 19In the final analysis, the SC's intervention reducing the time given to the Yeddyurappa government for...
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Karnataka Elections
Old DK Shivakumar Video Being Shared As Congress-JDS Public Spat
May 21An old video of Congress leader DK Shivakumar is revived with a new spin.
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Fake News
From Fake News Of Church Attacks To Karnataka Governor’s Anthem Faux Pas: News You Almost Believed
May 19In this week's round-up of the news you almost believed, fake news finds a new target...
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Karnataka Elections
SC Dismisses Congress’ Plea Against Pro Tem Speaker, Allows Live Telecast
May 19The SC has said that that the assembly secretary should record the floor test and ensure...
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BOOM Snips
Google Rolls Out Nougat Upgrade For Nexus Devices
August 24Google has officially begun rolling out Android’s 7.0 software upgrade to those with Nexus devices. ...
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BOOM Snips
Drone Captures Centre Of Ubinas Volcano Crater In Peru
August 24Vulcanologists used a drone to inspect the crater of Peru’s Ubinas volcano on August 21. ...
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BOOM Snips
Earth Quakes In Italy – Tremors Recorded Of 6.2 Magnitude
August 24A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit central Italy and rescuers are searching for survivors. At least 21...
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BOOM Snips
World’s Longest, Highest Glass Bottom Bridge Opens In China
August 23Touted as the “world’s highest and longest” glass-bottom bridge, it stretches between two mountain peaks in...
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BOOM Snips
One Of India’s Richest Temples, Just Got Richer
August 23Siddhivinayak Temple, a two century-old temple in Mumbai just raised Rs. 1.1 crores by auctioning off...
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BOOM Snips
Coral Bleaching In A Reef, Caught On Camera
August 23Rare video footage shows the violent act of coral bleaching, caused by high sea water temperatures...
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BOOM Snips
It Took Four Fire Fighters To Rescue This Boy From A Sofa
August 23The four-year-old somehow managed to squeeze into a gap in the furniture at a pedicure shop...
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BOOM Snips
Rio Olympics Comes To A Close
August 22The Rio Olympics ended with a spectacular carnival-inspired closing ceremony, and the official handover to 2020...
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BOOM Snips
Mongolian Wrestling Coaches Strip In Olympics
August 22A pair of Mongolian wrestling coaches stripped off their clothing in a protest of a call...
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BOOM Snips
Doctors In Punjab Operate On A Policeman Who Swallowed 40 Knives
August 22Surgeons in Punjab have removed 40 metal knives from a patient who had an ‘uncontrollable urge’...
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BOOM Snips
PV Sindhu’s Olympic Silver Creates History In More Ways Than One
August 22PV Sindhu became India’s first woman to win an Olympics silver medal on August 19 after...
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Culture
Calling Hinduism A Way Of Life Is Meaningless: Sanjeev Sanyal
August 22Who is a Hindu? What does he believe or can he be an unbeliever and still...
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FACT FILE
- Nipah Virus: Fake Alerts Go Viral On Social Media As Death Toll Rises
Public advisory attributed to a doctor from RML Hospital, Delhi goes viral on social media. But speaking to BOOM, the hospital has denied any involvement with the advisory […]
- 35% of Winning MLAs In Karnataka Have Pending Criminal Cases
Anand Singh, the missing Congress MLA from Vijayanagar and suspected to have switched sides to BJP has the maximum number of pending criminal cases against him […]
- Karnataka Elections 2018: BJP Leads List Of Candidates With Criminal Cases
Congress follows with 27% candidates facing criminal cases and 15% facing serious criminal cases […]
Opinion
- 15th Finance Commission: Why the North Vs South Debate Is Flimsy
That the richer south receives lesser funds from the centre is a fact. But is it the population criterion in the formula that impedes southern interests? […]
- ‘Maut Ka Bathtub’: TV Channels’ Insensitive And Deplorable Coverage Of Sridevi’s Death
Indian media turns coverage of Sridevi’s death into a grotesque media spectacle. […]
- The Battle for Gujarat: Rajdeep Sardesai’s Ten Takeaways
Brand Modi, Team Rahul, Hardik Patel – the X factor and other key takeaways from the Gujarat Election. […]
Fake News Police
- Fuel Price Pinch In India: Viral Pic Claiming German Mass Protest Is From China
No, people in Germany did not abandon their cars to protest a fuel price hike by the government. […]
- Beware! Viral Message Offering 2 Free Jet Airways Tickets Is A Hoax
Only on closer look does it become clear that the fake url does not have the alphabet ”I’ and can manage to fool even the most discernible and tech savvy users to click the link […]
- From Fake News Of Church Attacks To Karnataka Governor’s Anthem Faux Pas: News You Almost Believed
In this week’s round-up of the news you almost believed, fake news finds a new target -the Catholic church in Karnataka and an old video of Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala walking out while the national anthem was played, is revived on social media. […]
Fact Check
- ‘Karnataka DGP Not Transferred’: State Govt Refute Viral Media Reports
Chief Minister Kumaraswamy & Chief Secretary Ratna Prabha clarify reports of DGP being transferred at the behest of Mamata Banerjee are not true […]
- Did PM Narendra Modi Ignore His Security Guard Dying Of Heart Attack?
The man who fainted on the stage was not a security officer but the state’s senior most police officer and Director General of Police Amitabh Pathak […]
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