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.

No, This Photo Does Not Show Navneet Kalra With Sonia And Rahul Gandhi
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No, This Photo Does Not Show Navneet Kalra With Sonia And Rahul Gandhi

BOOM found that the man in the photo is Chef Augusto Cabrera, managing partner at Townhall, owned by Navneet Kalra.

8 May 2021 10:25 AM GMT
Old Photo Of Injured Bangladeshi Woman Peddled As WB Post-poll Violence
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Old Photo Of Injured Bangladeshi Woman Peddled As WB Post-poll

BOOM found that the viral photo of the injured woman is from Bangladesh from an incident in November 2020

6 May 2021 12:42 PM GMT
Old Pic Of Injured Child In Bangladesh Peddled As WB Political Violence
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Old Pic Of Injured Child In Bangladesh Peddled As WB Political

BOOM found that the viral photos are originally from Bangladesh, where a minor was injured in a 2019 train accident.

6 May 2021 7:39 AM GMT
Video From Odisha Peddled As Post-Poll Violence In West Bengal
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Video From Odisha Peddled As Post-Poll Violence In West Bengal

The viral clip is from January 2021, in Bhadrak, Odisha where locals had attacked and torched a police van over the...

4 May 2021 11:25 AM GMT
Kangana Ranaut Permanently Suspended From Twitter After Incendiary Tweets
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Kangana Ranaut Permanently Suspended From Twitter After Incendiary...

The Bollywood actor had courted multiple controversies in the past with her tweets, and has also seen temporary...

4 May 2021 9:59 AM GMT
Old CCTV Footage Falsely Shared As Doctors Killing A COVID-19 Patient
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Old CCTV Footage Falsely Shared As Doctors Killing A COVID-19 Patient

BOOM found that the incident is from Punjab in August 2020 when hospital staff beat a patient suffering from depression.

3 May 2021 2:07 PM GMT
No, Army Has Not Set Up COVID-19 Centre Near Mumbai, Bengaluru Airport
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No, Army Has Not Set Up COVID-19 Centre Near Mumbai, Bengaluru Airport

PRO Defence Mumbai and Bengaluru both rubbished the viral message calling it fake

2 May 2021 12:58 PM GMT
Video Of Oxygen Express Train Falsely Shared As Aid From Pakistan
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Video Of 'Oxygen Express' Train Falsely Shared As Aid From Pakistan

The viral clip shows an Indian Railways' Oxygen Express train leaving Kalamboli goods yard in Navi Mumbai for...

29 April 2021 11:04 AM GMT
Old Clip Of Minor Pushing Hospital Stretcher In UP Revived As Recent
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Old Clip Of Minor Pushing Hospital Stretcher In UP Revived As Recent

BOOM found that the incident happened at a district hospital in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh in July 2020.

28 April 2021 8:29 AM GMT
TIME Magazine Cover Calling PM Modi Superspreader Is Fake
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TIME Magazine Cover Calling PM Modi 'Superspreader' Is Fake

BOOM found that the viral image is fake and created using a TIME Magazine cover generator

24 April 2021 2:20 PM GMT
Gory Video Of Bodies Overflowing In A Morgue Not From India
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Gory Video Of Bodies Overflowing In A Morgue Not From India

BOOM found visual elements that indicate the viral clip is from Russia dating back online to November 2020.

24 April 2021 12:07 PM GMT
Funeral Procession At UP Madrasa Peddled As Hyderabad Iftar Party
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Funeral Procession At UP Madrasa Peddled As Hyderabad Iftar Party

BOOM found that a large crowd at the madrasa had gathered for the funeral procession of Maulana Abdul Momin Nadvi, who...

22 April 2021 9:10 AM GMT