Archis Chowdhury

Archis Chowdhury

Archis is a fact-checker and reporter at BOOM. He has previously worked as a journalist for broadsheet newspapers and in communications for a social start-up incubator. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Sciences Po Paris and a Master's in Media and Political Communication from the University of Amsterdam.

All The Fake News Inspired By Bangladesh Mob Violence
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All The Fake News Inspired By Bangladesh Mob Violence

BOOM has done 12 fact checks on fake news related to Bangladesh mob violence in the past week.

25 Oct 2021 12:06 PM GMT
100 Crore Doses Administered In India, But What Does It Mean?
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100 Crore Doses Administered In India, But What Does It Mean?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with many other leaders commemorated the occasion by changing their social profile...

23 Oct 2021 5:23 AM GMT
Social Media Posts Fuelled Anti-Hindu Mob Attacks In Bangladesh
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Social Media Posts Fuelled Anti-Hindu Mob Attacks In Bangladesh

The violence started with allegations of desecration of the Holy Quran at a Durga Puja installation spread on social...

21 Oct 2021 2:36 AM GMT
Vicky Kaushal As Udham Singh On Amazon Prime: Who Was This Revolutionary?
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Vicky Kaushal As Udham Singh On Amazon Prime: Who Was This...

Singh is best known for the assassination of Michael O'Dwyer, who was the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab during the...

15 Oct 2021 11:30 AM GMT
Did Gandhi Ask Savarkar To File Mercy Petitions, As Rajnath Singh Claims?
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Did Gandhi Ask Savarkar To File Mercy Petitions, As Rajnath Singh...

While Gandhi had advised the Savarkar brothers to file a petition, the mercy petitions referred to by Singh were filed...

14 Oct 2021 11:29 AM GMT
Hashtag Tracker: Right-Wing Boycotts Shah Rukh Khan, Calls Him Traitor
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Hashtag Tracker: Right-Wing Boycotts Shah Rukh Khan, Calls Him Traitor

These hashtags are trending in the backdrop of the narcotics case being faced by Khan's son Aryan Khan.

11 Oct 2021 1:03 PM GMT
Explained: Why Is China At Loggerheads With Taiwan?
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Explained: Why Is China At Loggerheads With Taiwan?

While Taiwan has strived to carve out its identity as an independent country, China views it as a renegade province,...

7 Oct 2021 9:09 AM GMT
Facebook Aware Of Anti-Muslim Content In India: Whistleblower Frances Haugen
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Facebook Aware Of Anti-Muslim Content In India: Whistleblower Frances...

The hearing marked one of the most impactful one yet on the topic of regulating big tech companies, and marks a historic ...

7 Oct 2021 2:54 AM GMT
2019 Picture From Narita Airport Viral As Fans Greeting Yohani In Delhi
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2019 Picture From Narita Airport Viral As Fans Greeting Yohani In...

The image was taken at Japan's Narita airport when over 13,000 passengers were stranded there due to Typhoon Faxai.

3 Oct 2021 1:42 PM GMT
YouTube Issues Ban On All Anti-Vaccine Content, But Is It Enough?
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YouTube Issues Ban On All Anti-Vaccine Content, But Is It Enough?

While YouTube's actions have been welcomed by many, misinformation researchers believe it may have been a little late.

1 Oct 2021 12:57 PM GMT
Pew Survey Finds Religious Conversion In India Is Rare
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Pew Survey Finds Religious Conversion In India Is Rare

The study highlights how the religious composition of India has only seen some modest changes since 1951, due to the...

22 Sep 2021 10:02 AM GMT
Kolkata Safest City, Chennai Least Safe In 2020: NCRB Report
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Kolkata Safest City, Chennai Least Safe In 2020: NCRB Report

Delhi, which recorded the highest crime rate in 2019, saw a drop of 16 % in 2020, and came in second after Chennai as...

16 Sep 2021 11:06 AM GMT