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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.

Old Ravi Kishan Ad Talking About Power Cuts Shared With Misleading Claim
Politics

Old Ravi Kishan Ad Talking About Power Cuts Shared With Misleading...

BOOM found that the viral photo of the billboard ad is old and dates back to May 2019 before Ravi Kishan won as an MP on ...

26 May 2022 4:07 PM GMT
Video Showing US President Biden Snubbed PM Modi At Quad Summit Is Cropped
Politics

Video Showing US President Biden Snubbed PM Modi At Quad Summit Is...

A longer version of the video shows Biden shaking hands with Modi at the Quad summit in Tokyo.

25 May 2022 9:36 AM GMT
Old Photo Of Cars Submerged In Uttarakhand Peddled As Waterlogged Bengaluru
Politics

Old Photo Of Cars Submerged In Uttarakhand Peddled As Waterlogged...

The photo was taken in Uttarakhand in October 2021 when heavy rains led to the Kosi river overflowing into the Jim...

24 May 2022 7:50 AM GMT
No, This Video Does Not Show The Arrest Of DU Professor Ratan Lal
Politics

No, This Video Does Not Show The Arrest Of DU Professor Ratan Lal

The video shows Chandigarh Police testing a five feet long metal brace intended for those violating COVID-19 lockdown...

23 May 2022 3:03 PM GMT
No, This Viral Audio Of Ram Bhajan Was Not Sung By PM Narendra Modi
Politics

No, This Viral Audio Of Ram Bhajan Was Not Sung By PM Narendra Modi

BOOM found that the bhajan heard in the viral video was sung by Pujya Prembhushanji Maharaj.

21 May 2022 10:47 AM GMT
Photo Of Nandi Statue In Maharashtra Falsely Linked To Gyanvapi Masjid In UP
Politics

Photo Of Nandi Statue In Maharashtra Falsely Linked To Gyanvapi Masjid ...

BOOM found that the viral photo of the Nandi statue is from Kashi Vishweshar temple in Wai, Maharashtra.

18 May 2022 8:57 AM GMT
Unrelated Photo Of Shivling From Odisha Falsely Linked To Gyanvapi Mosque
Politics

Unrelated Photo Of Shivling From Odisha Falsely Linked To Gyanvapi...

BOOM found that the viral photo of the Shivling is from Baba Bhusandeswar Temple in Balasore, Odisha

17 May 2022 1:54 PM GMT
Photo Of Fountain From Ajmer Sharif Dargah Falsely Linked To Gyanvapi Mosque
Politics

Photo Of Fountain From Ajmer Sharif Dargah Falsely Linked To Gyanvapi...

The viral photo of the fountain is from an ablution pool at the Ajmer Sharif dargah in Rajasthan.

17 May 2022 10:22 AM GMT
Video From Bangladesh Falsely Viral As Hindus Thrashed Outside Mosque
Politics

Video From Bangladesh Falsely Viral As Hindus Thrashed Outside Mosque

BOOM found that the viral video is from Bangladesh when some Muslim youth were beaten for playing music during Eid...

14 May 2022 9:58 AM GMT
Video Of A Muslim Woman Assaulted By Her Family In Russia Peddled With False Claims
Politics

Video Of A Muslim Woman Assaulted By Her Family In Russia Peddled With ...

BOOM spoke to a close friend of the victim who denied the claim that her friend was beaten by her family for dating a...

13 May 2022 6:31 AM GMT
No, This Fountain Is Not Activated By Chanting Om; False Claim Revived
Fast Check

No, This Fountain Is Not Activated By Chanting 'Om'; False Claim...

BOOM found that the artificial fountain in the viral clip can be activated with just any sound.

11 May 2022 7:18 AM GMT
Video From Moscow Falsely Peddled As People Offering Namaz On Road In Paris
Politics

Video From Moscow Falsely Peddled As People Offering Namaz On Road In...

BOOM found that the viral video is from Moscow Cathedral Mosque in Russia.

9 May 2022 3:22 PM GMT

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