Anmol Alphonso

Anmol Alphonso

Anmol Alphonso is a fact-checker with BOOM. He has previously interned at IndiaSpend as a fact-checker and was a reporting intern at Times of India, Indian Express, and Mid-Day. He is a post-graduate diploma holder in journalism from St Paul’s Institute of Communication Education, Mumbai.

Aaj Tak Graphic Crediting PM Modi For Indias Olympics Medal Win Is Fake
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Aaj Tak Graphic Crediting PM Modi For India's Olympics Medal Win Is...

The viral image has been morphed from an old photo of the news show posted in July 2019 asking if PM Modi would win the...

28 July 2021 11:12 AM GMT
Morphed Photo Of Priyanka Chaturvedi Sporting Namo Again Revived
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Morphed Photo Of Priyanka Chaturvedi Sporting 'Namo Again' Revived

Priyanka Chaturvedi's face has been superimposed on the body of Hemisha Thakkar, a municipal councilor in Vadodara,...

26 July 2021 8:11 AM GMT
Photo Of PM Modi Holding A Jio Umbrella Is Satire
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Photo Of PM Modi Holding A Jio Umbrella Is Satire

BOOM found that the photo is morphed and in the original photo Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding a plain black...

24 July 2021 9:59 AM GMT
Image Of Navjot Singh Sidhu Holding A Photo Of Indira Gandhi Is Fake
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Image Of Navjot Singh Sidhu Holding A Photo Of Indira Gandhi Is Fake

BOOM found that Congress Punjab president Navjot Singh Sidhu was holding a photo of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh in the...

23 July 2021 8:09 AM GMT
Old Video Revived As Match Between RSS And Pakistan Wrestlers
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Old Video Revived As Match Between RSS And Pakistan Wrestlers

BOOM found that the wrestlers in the viral video are both Indians - B B Bull Bull and Kavita Devi.

21 July 2021 7:40 AM GMT
Man Murders Daughters In Rajasthan, Incident Viral With Communal Spin
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Man Murders Daughters In Rajasthan, Incident Viral With Communal Spin

BOOM spoke to Ajmer Police who denied any communal angle to the incident stating that it was a domestic quarrel that led ...

16 July 2021 3:54 PM GMT
No, This Video Does Not Show Fans Celebrating Italys Euro 2020 Win
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No, This Video Does Not Show Fans Celebrating Italy's Euro 2020 Win

BOOM found that the viral video is from Baishatun Mazu pilgrimage held annually in Taiwan.

13 July 2021 11:57 AM GMT
Photo Of AAP Gujarat Billboard Doctored, Given Communal Spin
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Photo Of AAP Gujarat Billboard Doctored, Given Communal Spin

BOOM found that the viral photo has been morphed and the text on the billboard has been replaced.

12 July 2021 1:29 PM GMT
Video From Sci-Fi Film Falsely Shared As Hurricane Devastation In Canada
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Video From Sci-Fi Film Falsely Shared As Hurricane Devastation In...

BOOM found that the viral video is from the 2014 science fiction movie Into The Storm.

10 July 2021 10:52 AM GMT
Morphed Photo Peddled As Ambani Endorsing Yogi Before UP Elections 2022
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Morphed Photo Peddled As Ambani Endorsing Yogi Before UP Elections...

BOOM found that the viral image is a composite of different photos of Mukesh Ambani and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister...

9 July 2021 8:58 AM GMT
Tall Tales: Photo Does Not Show Indian Basketball Team Next To The US Team
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Tall Tales: Photo Does Not Show Indian Basketball Team Next To The US...

BOOM found that the team in blue jersey is the El Salvador woman's basketball U16 team.

8 July 2021 11:43 AM GMT
1998 Venezuela Hostage Video Revived With False ISIS Claim
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1998 Venezuela Hostage Video Revived With False ISIS Claim

A 1998 hostage video has resurfaced falsely claiming that an ISIS terrorist was shot dead by a sniper in Spain.

7 July 2021 7:42 AM GMT