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India
States Should Prevent Mob Lynchings, Says Rajnath Singh In Parliament
July 19Home Minister Rajnath Singh while condemning the incidents said that maintaining public order is a state...
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Fake News
Fake: Photos Of A Minor Killed In A Road Accident Shared As That Of A Rape Victim
July 19A tragic road accident of a school student is given a perverse communal spin on social...
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FactCheck
Did Vijay Mallya Donate Rs 35 Crore To BJP Before Leaving India?
July 18The same cheque had made news in May 2017 when former AAP member Kapil Mishra had...
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FactCheck
Indian Economy 3rd Largest Or 6th? How To Read GDP Rankings
July 17While discrediting the progress, critics were comparing India's ranking in two different GDP measures.
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Fake News
The Truth Behind Viral Videos Claiming To Show The ‘Earth’s Crust Moving In Mongolia’
July 17Two old and unrelated videos are recycled to give a new spin on geology.
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Fake News
Viral Fake Videos That Were NOT From World Cup 2018
July 16Here's a round-up of all the fake videos that were NOT from World Cup 2018.
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FactCheck
Facebook Removes Fake News Page Postcard For Copyright Violations
July 16The page had over 5 lakh followers on Facebook and sources indicate that they will not...
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Mob Lynching
One Killed, Three Injured In Karnataka In Latest Lynching Sparked By Child Kidnapping Rumours
July 15One engineer lynched, three others from Hyderabad are seriously injured by a mob in Bidar, Karnataka...
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FACT FILE
Can WhatsApp Admins be Jailed For Fake & Hate Messages? A FactFile
July 14BOOM spoke to lawyers who were of the opinion that holding WhatsApp admins liable for group...
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Fake News
Video Showing UK’s RAF Spell ‘It’s Coming Home’ In An Aerial Display Is Fake
July 13No, the Royal Air Force did not spell 'It's Coming Home' in an aerial display.
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Fake News
Seen This Video Of ‘Fans’ Pelting Eggs At Brazil’s Team Bus? It’s Fake
July 12Indian news websites run a political protest video as Brazilian fans pelting eggs and stones at...
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Fake News
5 Things To Know About WhatsApp’s ‘Forwarded Label’ Feature To Fight Fake News
July 11How will the 'Forwarded Label' work and will it be enough to fight fake news? We...
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Fake News
The Truth Behind Viral Videos Claiming To Show The ‘Earth’s Crust Moving In Mongolia’
July 17Two old and unrelated videos are recycled to give a new spin on geology.
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Fake News
Video Showing UK’s RAF Spell ‘It’s Coming Home’ In An Aerial Display Is Fake
July 13No, the Royal Air Force did not spell 'It's Coming Home' in an aerial display.
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FACT FILE
Can WhatsApp Admins be Jailed For Fake & Hate Messages? A FactFile
July 14BOOM spoke to lawyers who were of the opinion that holding WhatsApp admins liable for group...
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FactCheck
Facebook Removes Fake News Page Postcard For Copyright Violations
July 16The page had over 5 lakh followers on Facebook and sources indicate that they will not...
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FactCheck
Indian Economy 3rd Largest Or 6th? How To Read GDP Rankings
July 17While discrediting the progress, critics were comparing India's ranking in two different GDP measures.
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FactCheck
Did Vijay Mallya Donate Rs 35 Crore To BJP Before Leaving India?
July 18The same cheque had made news in May 2017 when former AAP member Kapil Mishra had...
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Fake News
Fake: Photos Of A Minor Killed In A Road Accident Shared As That Of A Rape Victim
July 19A tragic road accident of a school student is given a perverse communal spin on social...
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Mob Lynching
One Killed, Three Injured In Karnataka In Latest Lynching Sparked By Child Kidnapping Rumours
July 15One engineer lynched, three others from Hyderabad are seriously injured by a mob in Bidar, Karnataka...
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Fake News
Viral Fake Videos That Were NOT From World Cup 2018
July 16Here's a round-up of all the fake videos that were NOT from World Cup 2018.
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India
States Should Prevent Mob Lynchings, Says Rajnath Singh In Parliament
July 19Home Minister Rajnath Singh while condemning the incidents said that maintaining public order is a state...
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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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One engineer lynched, three others from Hyderabad are seriously injured by a mob in Bidar, Karnataka on suspicion of being child kidnappers. […]
Fact Check
- Did Vijay Mallya Donate Rs 35 Crore To BJP Before Leaving India?
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