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Tech
Why USB Charging At Public Places Can Make You Vulnerable To Hacking
September 20Plugging in the power can connect your device and personal data on it to hackers
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Fake News
DragonAir 737 Caught In Typhoon? No, This Is A Fake Video
September 17Video showing a DragonAir 737 spinning 360 degrees viral on social media is fake
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Manmohan Singh Fan Page Shares Photoshopped Pic Of Modi Wearing A Bohra Cap
September 15A facebook fan page of Manmohan Singh shares a photoshopped image of Modi wearing a Bohra...
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FactCheck
Have UPA-Era Oil Bonds Prevented Modi Govt From Reducing Oil Prices?
September 15So, is the BJP justified in its claims? How much role do the unpaid bills of...
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Anupam Kher Celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi In Uganda And Other News You Almost Believed
September 15In this week's News You Almost Believed, we bring you the truth behind viral photos and...
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Anupam Kher Shares Old Ganesh Chaturthi Video; Republic, TOI Misreport Actor Is In Uganda
September 14While the actor did not claim to have shot the video himself, Republic TV and Times...
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Troll Twitter Account Revives 2014 Sholay-Al Jazeera Fake Screenshot
September 13Did a Muslim cleric share a fabricated Sholay-Al Jazeera screenshot? Know the story behind the viral...
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MEDIA
IANS Apologises For Using Expletive To Describe PM Modi, Suspends Reporter
September 13"We apologise profoundly to our subscribers, readers and the Hon'ble Prime Minister for the error," said...
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FactCheck
Momo Challenge: Online Suicide Game Or A Media Hoax?
September 13Wildly speculative reporting by local Indian news outlets coupled with no follow-up into the suicides have...
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Fake News
Viral Fake KBC Lottery Promising Rs 25 Lakhs Traced To Pakistan
September 12Even as Sony began its 10th season of KBC, fraudsters are sending fake lottery messages on...
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Fake News
Old Video Of BJP MP Falling Into A Drain Goes Viral As Karnataka Collector
September 10BOOM verified that the woman in the video is not the district collector of Kodagu but...
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Nirmala Sitharaman Calls Out A Parody Handle For Fake Quote On Rahul Gandhi
September 10Republic's parody handle tweets a fake quote attributed to Nirmala Sitharaman, she in turn calls them...
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FactCheck
Have UPA-Era Oil Bonds Prevented Modi Govt From Reducing Oil Prices?
September 15So, is the BJP justified in its claims? How much role do the unpaid bills of...
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Fake News
DragonAir 737 Caught In Typhoon? No, This Is A Fake Video
September 17Video showing a DragonAir 737 spinning 360 degrees viral on social media is fake
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Manmohan Singh Fan Page Shares Photoshopped Pic Of Modi Wearing A Bohra Cap
September 15A facebook fan page of Manmohan Singh shares a photoshopped image of Modi wearing a Bohra...
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Troll Twitter Account Revives 2014 Sholay-Al Jazeera Fake Screenshot
September 13Did a Muslim cleric share a fabricated Sholay-Al Jazeera screenshot? Know the story behind the viral...
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FactCheck
Momo Challenge: Online Suicide Game Or A Media Hoax?
September 13Wildly speculative reporting by local Indian news outlets coupled with no follow-up into the suicides have...
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MEDIA
IANS Apologises For Using Expletive To Describe PM Modi, Suspends Reporter
September 13"We apologise profoundly to our subscribers, readers and the Hon'ble Prime Minister for the error," said...
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Fake News
Anupam Kher Shares Old Ganesh Chaturthi Video; Republic, TOI Misreport Actor Is In Uganda
September 14While the actor did not claim to have shot the video himself, Republic TV and Times...
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Viral Fake KBC Lottery Promising Rs 25 Lakhs Traced To Pakistan
September 12Even as Sony began its 10th season of KBC, fraudsters are sending fake lottery messages on...
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September 15In this week's News You Almost Believed, we bring you the truth behind viral photos and...
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Tech
Why USB Charging At Public Places Can Make You Vulnerable To Hacking
September 20Plugging in the power can connect your device and personal data on it to hackers
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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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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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World’s Longest, Highest Glass Bottom Bridge Opens In China
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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
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BOOM Snips
Rio Olympics Comes To A Close
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Mongolian Wrestling Coaches Strip In Olympics
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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
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