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.

FactCheck: BJP MP Smriti Irani Greeting Rape Accused Chinmayanand?
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FactCheck: BJP MP Smriti Irani Greeting Rape Accused Chinmayanand?

BOOM found that the man in the photo is former BJP MP Hukmdev Yadav.

24 Jan 2020 9:37 AM GMT
False: Women Fighting At Shaheen Bagh During Anti-CAA Protests
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False: Women Fighting At Shaheen Bagh During Anti-CAA Protests

BOOM found that the video is old and not connected to the anti-CAA protests.

23 Jan 2020 2:12 PM GMT
PM Modi Photographed With Chhota Rajan? Morphed Image Revived
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PM Modi Photographed With Chhota Rajan? Morphed Image Revived

The original image has been photoshopped to claim that PM Modi was pictured with underworld don Chhota Rajan.

20 Jan 2020 8:43 AM GMT
Old Photo Of BJP MP Manoj Tiwari With Imam Bukhari Shared As Recent
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Old Photo Of BJP MP Manoj Tiwari With Imam Bukhari Shared As Recent

The image is from 2017 when the Shahi Imam met Manoj Tiwari at his house.

18 Jan 2020 8:43 AM GMT
Video From Pakistan Revived As Robbery In Mumbai
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Video From Pakistan Revived As Robbery In Mumbai

The viral video is from Karachi, Pakistan where four accused looted a family at gunpoint.

18 Jan 2020 8:03 AM GMT
Anti-CAA Protest Poster Calling For Hijab Or Burqa Dress Code Is Photoshopped
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Anti-CAA Poster Calling For Hijab Or Burqa Dress Code Is Photoshopped

BOOM spoke to the organisers of the event and found old social media posts of the same poster which confirm the viral...

17 Jan 2020 3:30 PM GMT
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj On $100 Bill?
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj On $100 Bill?

BOOM found that the $100 dollar bill with Shivaji is fake and that the US has not declared February 19 as 'Chhatrapati...

17 Jan 2020 12:38 PM GMT
Nehru, Indira Gandhi
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Nehru, Indira Gandhi's Archival Image Goes Viral With False Claim

BOOM identified the two people in the photo as Russian artist Nicholas Roerich and Indian diplomat Mohammad Yunus Khan.

15 Jan 2020 4:36 PM GMT
Nation With NaMo Shares Old Muharram Video As Anti-CAA Rally In Bihar
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Nation With NaMo Shares Old Muharram Video As Anti-CAA Rally In Bihar

Facebook page Nation With Namo posted an old Muharram video as anti-CAA protesters brandishing swords.

14 Jan 2020 2:18 PM GMT
Video Showing Suicide Bid Falsely Linked To CAA
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Video Showing Suicide Bid Falsely Linked To CAA

BOOM found that the man in the viral video is not a BJP volunteer and the incident is not related to the Citizenship...

14 Jan 2020 10:42 AM GMT
Fictitious Anil Upadhyay Is Back, This Time As BJP MLA Against CAA
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Fictitious Anil Upadhyay Is Back, This Time As BJP MLA Against CAA

BOOM identified the speaker as Faruk Ahmed, leader with Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi.

13 Jan 2020 9:50 AM GMT
Photoshopped Image Of Deepika And Ranveer Endorsing BJP Revived
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Photoshopped Image Of Deepika And Ranveer Endorsing BJP Revived

The original image was taken after the couple's wedding when they visited the Siddhivanayak temple in Mumbai.

11 Jan 2020 11:31 AM GMT