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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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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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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
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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Fake News
Edited Video Of Modi Mocking Demonetisation Hardships And Other News You Almost Believed
November 10In this week’s News You Almost Believed, we bring you the truth behind viral photos and...
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Fake News
Video Claiming PM Modi Mocked Demonetisation Hardships Is Edited
November 9Parts of speech from 2016 have been edited to paint a picture of PM Modi mocking...
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Fake News
Still From Bhojpuri Movie Resurfaces With False Context Again
November 9Once again this photo from a movie is being shared with a false context.
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Fake News
Parody Virat Kohli Twitter Account Endorses Indian Brands Only
November 8The parody account had fans believing that Indian captain Virat Kohli was not going to support...
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Fake News
Image From 2014 Shared To Claim Women Not Safe In UP Under Yogi Govt
November 6Images of the 2014 Mohanlalganj rape-murder case shared on social media to claim women not safe...
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Fake News
Still From Bhojpuri Movie Resurfaces With False Context Again
November 9Once again this photo from a movie is being shared with a false context.
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Fake News
Video Claiming PM Modi Mocked Demonetisation Hardships Is Edited
November 9Parts of speech from 2016 have been edited to paint a picture of PM Modi mocking...
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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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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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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
Parody Virat Kohli Twitter Account Endorses Indian Brands Only
November 8The parody account had fans believing that Indian captain Virat Kohli was not going to support...
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Fake News
Edited Video Of Modi Mocking Demonetisation Hardships And Other News You Almost Believed
November 10In this week’s News You Almost Believed, we bring you the truth behind viral photos and...
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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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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
- Patanjali MD Deletes 6-Year Old Tweet Alleging Jawaharlal Nehru Died Of AIDS
BOOM reached out to a Patanjali Ayurved spokesperson who confirmed that they had deleted the tweet after we sought a clarification from the company on the 6-year old tweet […]
- EVM Malfunction Video From UP Falsely Shared As Chhattisgarh
A 2017 video alleging EVM rigging in UP’s civic poll is shared as Chhattisgarh. […]
Fact Check
- 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 […]
- Associated Press Misreports Age Of Alleged Rape Survivor From UP, Later Corrects Story
Following inquiries made by BOOM on Monday, AP corrected its story.