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.

Congress Uses Photo From Bangladesh To Attack BJP On Economic Crisis
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Congress Uses Photo From Bangladesh To Attack BJP On Economic Crisis

BOOM found that the photo was taken at a brick factory in Fatullah, Bangladesh in 2008.

4 Dec 2020 1:09 PM GMT
Doctored Photo Shared With Fake Claim Of A Muslim Disguised As A Sikh
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Doctored Photo Shared With Fake Claim Of A Muslim Disguised As A Sikh

BOOM found a video wherein the man's moustache can be clearly seen.

4 Dec 2020 10:44 AM GMT
Video Of Fight Between Two Ahmednagar Families Viral, Police Deny Communal Angle
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Fight Between Two Ahmednagar Families Viral, Police Deny Communal

BOOM spoke to Ahmednagar Police who said the fight was for personal reasons and rubbished any communal angle to the...

3 Dec 2020 1:30 PM GMT
Retired Army Officer Falsely Identified As Injured Protester At Farmers March
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Retired Army Officer Falsely Identified As Injured Protester At...

BOOM found that the Army officer is retired captain PPS Dhillon who is not participating in the farmers' protests.

2 Dec 2020 12:28 PM GMT
I Am Right Here If They Want To See My Injuries: Lathi-Charged Farmer
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I Am Right Here If They Want To See My Injuries: Lathi-Charged Farmer

BOOM identified the elderly farmer as Sukhdev Singh who said he sustained injuries to his forearm, back and calf muscle.

1 Dec 2020 8:16 AM GMT
2014 Clip Revived As Hindu Chants Recited For Kamala Harris At White House
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2014 Clip Revived As Hindu Chants Recited For Kamala Harris At White...

The clip is from 2014 when a Hindu-American organisation held an event at the White House to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi's...

30 Nov 2020 9:48 AM GMT
No, Woman In Farmers Protest Photo Is Not Shaheen Baghs Bilkis Dadi
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No, Woman In Farmers' Protest Photo Is Not Shaheen Bagh's Bilkis Dadi

BOOM spoke to Bilkis Bano who rubbished that she is the elderly woman in the viral photo stating that she has not yet...

28 Nov 2020 8:35 AM GMT
CGI Clip Of A Tornado Shared As Cyclone Nivar Making Landfall
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CGI Clip Of A Tornado Shared As Cyclone Nivar Making Landfall

BOOM found that the viral clip dates back to December 2018 which is a CGI simulation uploaded by a YouTube channel.

27 Nov 2020 8:13 AM GMT
Fake Tweet Alert: Donald Trump Did Not Mistake Maradona For Madonna
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Fake Tweet Alert: Donald Trump Did Not Mistake Maradona For Madonna

BOOM found that the screenshot circulating is fake and doctored and no such tweet was tweeted by the US President.

26 Nov 2020 1:50 PM GMT
No, Joe Biden Is Not Kneeling Before George Floyds Daughter In This Pic
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No, Joe Biden Is Not Kneeling Before George Floyd's Daughter In This...

BOOM found that the child in the viral photo is a boy named CJ Brown who Joe Biden met in September 2020 in Detroit,...

26 Nov 2020 9:53 AM GMT
Graphic Claiming MHA Has Asked Schools To Be Shut Till Year End Is Fake
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Graphic Claiming MHA Has Asked Schools To Be Shut Till Year End Is

BOOM did not find any such order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs

25 Nov 2020 12:50 PM GMT
1938 Video Of BKS Iyengar Viral As PM Modi Doing Yoga
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1938 Video Of BKS Iyengar Viral As PM Modi Doing Yoga

BOOM found that the viral clip is from 1938 and show veteran yoga teacher B.K.S Iyengar.

25 Nov 2020 8:48 AM GMT