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AI Photos Of Dwayne Johnson Peddled As "The Rock" Embracing Hinduism

- By Anmol Alphonso | 30 May 2023 10:34 AM

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Fake News24 Tweet Claims Swara Bhasker Expecting First Child

BOOM reached out to Manak Gupta, digital head of News 24, who clarified that the tweet is fake and...

- By Runjay Kumar | 30 May 2023 9:44 AM

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Photo Of Wrestler Vinesh Phogat Smiling In Police Van Is Morphed

Fact check: Viral image of Vinesh Phogat and Sangeeta Phogat smiling in police van revealed as...

- By Archis Chowdhury | 29 May 2023 12:23 PM

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Video Of Himachal Pradesh MLA Speech Resurfaces As Nepali MP Criticising PM Modi

BOOM found that the video shows Congress MLA Jagat Singh Negi speaking in the Himachal Pradesh state...

- By Sk Badiruddin | 29 May 2023 8:20 AM

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Social Media Posts Exaggerate Raid On Kerala's Believers Eastern Church

BOOM found that the official press release by the IT department stated that it had found approx six...

- By Anmol Alphonso | 25 May 2023 12:24 PM

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Video Of Himachal Pradesh MLA Speech Resurfaces As Nepali MP Criticising PM Modi

- By Sk Badiruddin | 29 May 2023 8:20 AM

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Video of Nails Inside Capsules Revived With False Communal Claim

- By Hazel Gandhi | 27 May 2023 9:15 AM

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Old Video Revived To Falsely Claim ED Raid On AAP Gujarat Leader's House

- By Sk Badiruddin | 27 May 2023 8:02 AM

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Morphed Photo Revived As PM Modi Bowing Down To Saudi King

- By Srijit Das | 27 May 2023 7:44 AM

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No More Subsidised Electricity For Delhi Residents. Here's Why

- By BOOM Team | 14 April 2023 1:05 PM

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What Are The 'Complex' Urdu Words That Delhi Police Have Been Asked Not To Use?

- By Surbhi Sharma | 14 April 2023 9:57 AM

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Trump Can Run For President In 2024 Despite Indictment. Here’s Why

- By The Conversation | 31 March 2023 9:16 AM

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RBI Withdraws ₹2000 Note, Read All The Details Here

- By Mohammed Kudrati | 19 May 2023 3:01 PM

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Not Possible To Conclude Regulatory Failure By SEBI: SC Panel On Adani

- By Ritika Jain | 19 May 2023 2:53 PM

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Kids Using Smartphone May Face Mental Health Issues, Shows Study

- By Kaisar Andrabi | 16 May 2023 11:45 AM

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Mughals and Gandhi: Will Removing History Create More Misinformation?

- By Kaisar Andrabi | 12 April 2023 5:28 AM

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Amul Vs Nandini: Is Politics The Fly In Karnataka's Milk Row?

- By Anmol Alphonso | 15 April 2023 1:52 PM

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Twitter Labels NPR, BBC As 'Government Funded Media'. What Does It Mean?

- By Sana Fazili | 10 April 2023 12:17 PM

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Will Erdogan's Victory Usher In A New Era Of Uncertainty In Turkey?

- By The Conversation | 29 May 2023 11:51 AM

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Tina Turner: Remembering The Voice, Energy And Legacy Of The Iconic Star

- By The Conversation | 26 May 2023 10:32 AM

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AI Revolutionising Indian Healthcare, But Challenges Persist

- By Hera Rizwan | 25 May 2023 9:20 AM

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Satyendra Jain Gets Interim Medical Bail Till July 11

- By Ritika Jain | 26 May 2023 7:07 AM

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Manoj Bajpayee's New Film Finds Inspiration in Asaram Bapu Trial

- By Ritika Jain | 25 May 2023 8:57 AM

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Gujarat NGO Seeks 10k Cr In Damages For BBC's 'The Modi Question' Docu

- By Ritika Jain | 22 May 2023 3:18 PM

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Bihar's 'Farmville': How Locals Lost A Fortune To An Online Ponzi Game

- By Umesh Kumar Ray | 26 May 2023 5:18 AM

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How A Godman Who Claims To Cure Homosexuality Became Viral

- By Vipul Kumar | 16 May 2023 12:48 PM

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In Rajasthan Schools, AI Is Teacher And Examiner

- By Adrija Bose | 25 April 2023 6:03 AM

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Two videos were removed for violating hate speech policies after Decode reached out to YouTube. But...

- By Vipul Kumar | 17 April 2023 5:05 AM

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Punjab police are on a massive search operation to arrest Khalistani radical Amritpal Singh. But who...

- By Kaisar Andrabi Runjay Kumar || 21 March 2023 4:23 AM

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Will changes in NCERT textbooks lead to misinformation? BOOM spoke to historians, educationists and...

- By Kaisar Andrabi Runjay Kumar || 12 April 2023 5:28 AM

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"The first tweet was a quote attributed to India’s Home Minister Amit Shah. It was a comment he made...

- By Saurav Das Runjay Kumar || 14 April 2023 8:14 AM

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Cyberabad police unraveled a case involving theft of personal data of about 67 crore individuals and...

- By Inkeshaf Ahmed Hera Rizwan || 5 April 2023 11:54 AM

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Influenced by social media, young women are getting fillers and botox to "look like Nargis Fakhri"....

- By Riddhi Dastidar Hera Rizwan || 22 March 2023 9:36 AM

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Karauli Baba claims to increase height and promises cure for cancer and homosexuality. His...

- By Vipul Kumar Hera Rizwan || 16 May 2023 12:48 PM

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