Fake News
Did A Newspaper In Singapore Say ‘A New Lee Kuan Yew Is Born In India’ About PM Modi?
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Fake News
WhatsApp Message Warning About ‘Martinelli’ Virus Is A Hoax
November 21Two messages mixed up as one viral on social media asking people to be careful of...
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FactCheck
Sadhguru’s Claims About Blasts In The Country Are False. 400 Plus Blasts Reported In 2016 Only
November 19Official data points the opposite while Sadhguru claims no bombing in the Modi era
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Fake News
Janam TV Peddles Fake News Of Trupti Desai Converting To Christianity
November 17Janam TV claimed that a Pune based Rajeev Kuttiattoor was their source. When BOOM contacted Kuttiattoor,...
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Old Video Recycled As Cyclone Gaja And Other News You Almost Believed
November 17In this week’s News You Almost Believed, we bring you the truth behind viral photos and...
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Child Kidnapping Rumours Revived With Unrelated Images, WhatsApp Audio Messages
November 16Child kidnapping rumours make a comeback. This time with a message in Malayalam.
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#CycloneGaja: Old Video Of Waves Engulfing Bridge Resurfaces As Rameswaram
November 16Video from Lakshadweep Makes A Comeback. This time viral as that from Rameswaram
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FactCheck
No, Indian Army Jawans Have Not Been Given Free Air Travel
November 16The photo is from 2016, when ITBP personnel were airlifted from Kolkata to Kerala for election...
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Fake News
Patanjali MD Deletes 6-Year Old Tweet Alleging Jawaharlal Nehru Died Of AIDS
November 14BOOM reached out to a Patanjali Ayurved spokesperson who confirmed that they had deleted the tweet...
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EVM Malfunction Video From UP Falsely Shared As Chhattisgarh
November 14A 2017 video alleging EVM rigging in UP's civic poll is shared as Chhattisgarh.
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FACT FILE
Why Indians Share Fake News: 10 Things To Know From The BBC Study
November 13Ten findings from the BBC research on why Indians share fake news.
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Fake News
Image Of A Pakistani Homeless Man Goes Viral As That From India
November 13Image of a homeless man from Pakistan goes viral in India claiming it to be from...
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FactCheck
Associated Press Misreports Age Of Alleged Rape Survivor From UP, Later Corrects Story
November 13Following inquiries made by BOOM on Monday, AP corrected its story.
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Fake News
Janam TV Peddles Fake News Of Trupti Desai Converting To Christianity
November 17Janam TV claimed that a Pune based Rajeev Kuttiattoor was their source. When BOOM contacted Kuttiattoor,...
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Fake News
Patanjali MD Deletes 6-Year Old Tweet Alleging Jawaharlal Nehru Died Of AIDS
November 14BOOM reached out to a Patanjali Ayurved spokesperson who confirmed that they had deleted the tweet...
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FACT FILE
Why Indians Share Fake News: 10 Things To Know From The BBC Study
November 13Ten findings from the BBC research on why Indians share fake news.
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Fake News
Video Shared As Indian Air Force’s 2018 Diwali Celebration Is Not From India
November 12This video of a C-130 aircraft dropping decoy flares is at least 15 years old. India...
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FactCheck
Vivek Agnihotri Tweets Misleading Video Of Kanhaiya Kumar Speaking About Islam
November 12Vivek Agnihotri tweets an edited and misleading video of Kanhaiya Kumar speaking about Islam.
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Fake News
EVM Malfunction Video From UP Falsely Shared As Chhattisgarh
November 14A 2017 video alleging EVM rigging in UP's civic poll is shared as Chhattisgarh.
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Fake News
#CycloneGaja: Old Video Of Waves Engulfing Bridge Resurfaces As Rameswaram
November 16Video from Lakshadweep Makes A Comeback. This time viral as that from Rameswaram
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FactCheck
No, Indian Army Jawans Have Not Been Given Free Air Travel
November 16The photo is from 2016, when ITBP personnel were airlifted from Kolkata to Kerala for election...
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Fake News
Image Of A Pakistani Homeless Man Goes Viral As That From India
November 13Image of a homeless man from Pakistan goes viral in India claiming it to be from...
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Fake News
Child Kidnapping Rumours Revived With Unrelated Images, WhatsApp Audio Messages
November 16Child kidnapping rumours make a comeback. This time with a message in Malayalam.
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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
- Why Indians Share Fake News: 10 Things To Know From The BBC Study
Ten findings from the BBC research on why Indians share fake news. […]
- Sexual Harassment At Workplace: All You Need To Know
What counts as sexual harassment? What is a workplace? BOOM answers key questions in the context of the current #MeToo movement in India. […]
Fake News Police
- This Is Not UP Govt’s Kumbh Mela Arrangement, But Saudi Arabia
An image of tents pitched in Mina Valley of Saudi Arabia is being shared as Yogi Adityanath led UP government’s arrangement for Kumbh Mela. […]
- Janam TV Peddles Fake News Of Trupti Desai Converting To Christianity
Janam TV claimed that a Pune based Rajeev Kuttiattoor was their source. When BOOM contacted Kuttiattoor, a BJP member, he denied calling Trupti Desai a ‘converted Christian’ […]
Fact Check
- Sadhguru’s Claims About Blasts In The Country Are False. 400 Plus Blasts Reported In 2016 Only
Official data points the opposite while Sadhguru claims no bombing in the Modi era […]
- No, Indian Army Jawans Have Not Been Given Free Air Travel
The photo is from 2016, when ITBP personnel were airlifted from Kolkata to Kerala for election duty […]