Sk Badiruddin

Sk Badiruddin

Sk Badiruddin is a Kolkata-based journalist and a fact-checking staff at Boom's Bangla desk. Earlier, he was a translator for TRID India, news desk assistant of Onkar News, science news contributor for AIR Kolkata and culture writer for a small scale newspaper.

Pro-Khalistan Slogans From Cricket World Cup Peddled As Farmers Protest
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Pro Khalistan Slogans From 2019 World Cup Peddled As Farmers' Protest

BOOM found that the video is from one of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup matches where pro-Khalistan slogans were raised...

29 Nov 2020 8:33 AM GMT
Image From Accident In Ukraine Shared As West Bengal
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Image From Accident In Ukraine Shared As West Bengal

BOOM found that the image was clicked by Ukrainian photographer Shestakov Dmytro in 2015 and not linked to West Bengal.

26 Nov 2020 10:57 AM GMT
Old Video Revived As Crowded Railway Station During COVID-19
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Old Video Revived As Crowded Railway Station During COVID-19

BOOM found that the video has been present on Facebook since 2018

18 Nov 2020 5:30 AM GMT
No, Sachin Tendulkar Did Not Say This About Prophet Mohammed
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No, Sachin Tendulkar Did Not Say This About Prophet Mohammed

BOOM found that Sachin Tendulkar did not make any statement about Prophet Mohammed.

5 Nov 2020 12:41 PM GMT
2019 Video Viral With False Claims Of EVM Being Rigged In Bihar Polls
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2019 Video Viral With False Claims Of EVM Being Rigged In Bihar Polls

BOOM found that the video has been on Facebook since May 2019 and is not related to the ongoing Bihar elections.

1 Nov 2020 3:11 PM GMT
Police Brutality During Idol Immersion In Munger Shared As West Bengal
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Police Brutality During Idol Immersion In Munger Shared As West Bengal

The viral video clip, shot atop a building is from Munger, Bihar, where police reportedly lathi-charged on a group of...

28 Oct 2020 10:44 AM GMT
2018 Image Of Dilip Ghosh On Hospital Bed Revived With Covid-19 Spin
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2018 Image Of Dilip Ghosh On Hospital Bed Revived With Covid-19 Spin

BOOM found that the image is from 2018 when BJP leaders including Kailash Vijayvargiya had visited Ghosh in a hospital.

18 Oct 2020 3:23 PM GMT
Photo Of Cop Thrashed By A Man In Kanpur Peddled As West Bengal
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Photo Of Cop Thrashed By A Man In Kanpur Peddled As West Bengal

BOOM found that the original incident happened in Kanpur in 2017, where protests broke out after a girl was allegedly...

15 Oct 2020 9:07 AM GMT
Photo Of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Wearing A Crucifix Is Morphed
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Photo Of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Wearing A Crucifix Is Morphed

In the original image Priyanka Gandhi Vadra can be seen wearing a white pendant and not a crucifix.

12 Oct 2020 9:06 AM GMT
Image Of Pakistani Politician With Alcohol In Flight Is Morphed
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Image Of Pakistani Politician With Alcohol In Flight Is Morphed

BOOM found that the image has been edited to include an alcohol bottle on the table top beside Pakistani politician,...

29 Sep 2020 12:25 PM GMT
Photos Of Rakhi Sawant With Pakistan Flag Viral With Misleading Claims
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Photos Of Rakhi Sawant With Pakistan Flag Viral With Misleading Claims

BOOM reached out to Rakhi Sawant who confirmed that the photograph was taken during the shooting of the film Mudda 370...

24 Sep 2020 10:02 AM GMT
Amitabh Bachchan Visits Haji Ali After Recovering From COVID-19?Not Really
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Amitabh Bachchan Visits Haji Ali After Recovering From COVID-19?Not...

BOOM found that the image is form July, 2011 when Amitabh Bachchan went to Ajmer Sharif dargah and offered prayers after ...

16 Sep 2020 11:20 AM GMT