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.

Photos Of Former J&K CM
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Photos Of Former J&K CM's And Politicians Bungalows? A FactCheck

BOOM found that three of the four photos were of a hotel in Srinagar named The LaLiT Grand Palace.

21 Aug 2019 1:35 PM GMT
No, This Poster Is Not From A Protest At Aligarh Muslim University
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No, This Poster Is Not From A Protest At Aligarh Muslim University

BOOM found that the poster was from a protest in London outside the Indian High Commission and not from AMU, Uttar...

21 Aug 2019 10:30 AM GMT
India Vs Pakistan: Fake Army Twitter Handles Spread Misinformation
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India Vs Pakistan: Fake Army Twitter Handles Spread Misinformation

BOOM found that several accounts impersonating Pakistani and Indian Army officers had sprung up on Twitter.

20 Aug 2019 12:34 PM GMT
Video Of A Brazilian Gangster Dressed As A Woman Used To Spread A Hoax In Kerala
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Video Of A Brazilian Gangster Dressed As A Woman Used To Spread A Hoax In Kerala

BOOM found that the video was of a Brazilian gangster caught by prison authorities trying to escape pretending to be his...

20 Aug 2019 11:39 AM GMT
Viral Message Claiming RBI Cancelled Leaves Of Its Officers Is False
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Viral Message Claiming RBI Cancelled Leaves Of Its Officers Is False

The RBI dismissed the viral message and said no such order cancelling leaves had been issued by the central bank.

18 Aug 2019 5:21 AM GMT
Pak Scribe Shares Old Incident Of Indian Forces Using
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Pak Scribe Shares Old Incident Of Indian Forces Using 'Human Shield' As Recent

BOOM found that the video tweeted by Mir was from June, 2018, where a group of youth had been allegedly taken as human...

17 Aug 2019 7:24 PM GMT
Italy
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Italy's Republic Day Celebrations Viral As Indian Independence Day At Trafalgar Square

BOOM found that the viral video was actually of Italy's Republic day celebrations in Piazza Venezia, Rome.

17 Aug 2019 9:48 AM GMT
Madhu Kishwar Does It Again; Tweets Old Video Of Rahul Gandhi With Misleading Context
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Madhu Kishwar Does It Again; Tweets Old Video Of Rahul Gandhi With Misleading Context

BOOM found that the video was old dating back to April 24, 2019, during the Lok Sabha polls.

16 Aug 2019 1:01 PM GMT
Hoax Forward About Identifying
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Hoax Forward About Identifying 'Fake' 500 Rupee Notes Resurfaces

An image with two Rs 500 notes has gone viral falsely claiming that if the green strip is close to Gandhi's face it is...

14 Aug 2019 6:43 AM GMT
Video Game Clip Falsely Shared Again As
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Video Game Clip Falsely Shared Again As 'Turkish Airline Escaping Terror Attack'

The viral clip has been culled from a Pakistani gamer’s YouTube channel.

12 Aug 2019 11:01 AM GMT
Fake Graphic Claims Animal Sacrifice Banned In Kashmir During Eid
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Fake Graphic Claims Animal Sacrifice Banned In Kashmir During Eid

Faye D'Souza, Editor of Mirror Now, took to Twitter to debunk the viral graphic stating that it was photoshopped.

12 Aug 2019 8:26 AM GMT
Jharkhand Police
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Jharkhand Police's Mock Drill Video Shared As Army Shooting At Kashmiri Protesters

BOOM found that the video is a mock drill conducted by Jharkhand Police In Khunti in November 2017.

9 Aug 2019 2:00 PM GMT