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.

Did Kashmiri Women Protest Abrogation Of Article 370? A FactCheck
Fake News

Did Kashmiri Women Protest Abrogation Of Article 370? A FactCheck

The video is from a funeral procession of two teenage militants on December 10, 2018, in Hajin, Kashmir.

8 Aug 2019 6:56 AM GMT
Viral Fake Alert: This Is Not A Saudi Prince Speaking On Kashmir
Fast Check

Viral Fake Alert: This Is Not A Saudi Prince Speaking On Kashmir

The speaker is Muslim cleric Imam Mohamad Tawhidi better known by his Twitter handle ‘Imam of peace’

7 Aug 2019 10:25 AM GMT
Viral Hoax Claims Weapons Seized From Mosques In J&K
Fake News

Viral Hoax Claims Weapons Seized From Mosques In J&K

The images are from 2016 when Gujarat police busted an illegal weapons racket operating out of a hotel.

6 Aug 2019 12:49 PM GMT
2016 Indo-US Military Exercise Viral As
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2016 Indo-US Military Exercise Viral As 'Live Action' In Kashmir

The video is from a mock drill in Uttarakhand conducted as part of an joint military exercise between India and the US.

5 Aug 2019 11:35 AM GMT
Mumbai Rains: Schools And Colleges To Remain Shut After IMD Warning
Politics

Mumbai Rains: Schools And Colleges To Remain Shut After IMD Warning

Schools and colleges would remain shut in Mumbai and its Suburbs after an announcement by CMO after heavy rain alert.

4 Aug 2019 7:37 PM GMT
No, Zomato
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No, Zomato's Sales Have Not Dropped By 60% In 10 Hours

A viral graphic falsely claims Zomato's sales fell 60 percent in ten hours.

2 Aug 2019 4:36 PM GMT
Video Showing Flooded Mexico Airport Back As Mumbai
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Video Showing Flooded Mexico Airport Back As Mumbai

Since 2017 the same video from Mexico has been shared as Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Houston airport during heavy...

1 Aug 2019 7:06 AM GMT
Bengaluru Police Rubbishes Child Kidnapping Rumour
Fake News

Bengaluru Police Rubbishes Child Kidnapping Rumour

A viral message on social media claimed that a child was kidnapped in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru.

31 July 2019 8:06 AM GMT
Shiva Idol Damaged By Lightning, Preliminary Investigation Shows:Police
FactCheck

Shiva Idol Damaged By Lightning, Preliminary Investigation

BOOM spoke to Arjuni Morgaon police who denied any communal angle to the incident.

30 July 2019 11:30 AM GMT
First Photographs Of Earth Sent By Chandrayaan 2? Not Quite
Fake News

First Photographs Of Earth Sent By Chandrayaan 2? Not Quite

BOOM found that images being circulated were unrelated and not taken by the Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft.

27 July 2019 9:30 AM GMT
Religious Ceremony Performed Before Agni-V Test Launch Shared As Chandrayaan 2
Fake News

Religious Ceremony Performed Before Agni-V Test Launch Shared As...

BOOM found that the image is from September 2013 of a religious ceremony done before the second test launch of the...

25 July 2019 12:31 PM GMT
Viral WhatsApp Forward Promising Free Solar Panels Is Fake
Fake News

Viral WhatsApp Forward Promising Free Solar Panels Is Fake

BOOM found that the online form was a hoax to dupe people into providing their information on a fake website.

24 July 2019 10:57 AM GMT