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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.

Video Of Mamata Banerjee Riding An E-Scooter Shared With Misleading Claim
Politics

Video Of Mamata Banerjee Riding An E-Scooter Shared With Misleading...

The video shows Banerjee trying to ride an electric scooter as part of a protest against rising fuel prices in February...

30 Jun 2022 10:30 AM GMT
Old News Report Of Army Aspirants Suicide Falsely Linked to Agnipath Scheme
Politics

Old News Report Of Army Aspirant's Suicide Falsely Linked to Agnipath...

BOOM found that the incident took place in Haryana’s Bhiwani district where a 23-year old army aspirant had ended his...

19 Jun 2022 12:41 PM GMT
Photo Of PM Modi Bowing Down To Saudi King Salman Is Morphed
Politics

Photo Of PM Modi Bowing Down To Saudi King Salman Is Morphed

BOOM found that the original image is from 2013 and shows Modi bowing down to take blessings from veteran BJP leader LK...

16 Jun 2022 11:45 AM GMT
Video Of Kolkata Cop Who Died By Suicide Shared With False Claim
Politics

Video Of Kolkata Cop Who Died By Suicide Shared With False Claim

BOOM found that the video shows the body of constable Chodup Lepcha who died by suicide after killing a woman and...

14 Jun 2022 7:14 AM GMT
Old Clip Of People Brandishing Guns Falsely Linked To Recent Kanpur Violence
Politics

Old Clip Of People Brandishing Guns Falsely Linked To Recent Kanpur...

BOOM found that the video is old and it shows an altercation between members of same community over beef prices.

12 Jun 2022 1:42 PM GMT
No, Cricketer Moeen Ali Did Not Say He Would Boycott IPL Over Nupur Sharmas Comment
Sports

No, Cricketer Moeen Ali Did Not Say He Would Boycott IPL Over Nupur...

BOOM found that the viral screenshot is not from the cricketer's official account.

9 Jun 2022 1:49 PM GMT
2015 Video Of Sonia Gandhis Comment Viral As Reply To Fresh ED Summons
Politics

2015 Video Of Sonia Gandhi's Comment Viral As Reply To Fresh ED...

BOOM found that the viral video is from December, 2015 when Sonia Gandhi said that she is not scared after being asked...

6 Jun 2022 12:10 PM GMT
Old Video From Mumbra Falsely Linked To Police Action In Kanpur Violence
Fact Check

Old Video From Mumbra Falsely Linked To Police Action In Kanpur...

BOOM found that the viral clip is from 2020 and recorded in Mumbra, Thane.

5 Jun 2022 5:03 PM GMT
Did Meerut Police Put Up A Poster Banning BJP Workers? A FactCheck
Politics

Did Meerut Police Put Up A Poster Banning BJP Workers? A FactCheck

BOOM spoke to the Meerut Police who confirmed to us that the poster was not placed by the station in-charge of Medical...

31 May 2022 10:55 AM GMT
Photo From Bangladesh Shared To Make Islamization Of Nainital Claim
Politics

Photo From Bangladesh Shared To Make Islamization Of Nainital Claim

BOOM found that the photo of a large Islamic gathering in the collage is from Dhaka, Bangladesh.

23 May 2022 10:28 AM GMT
Did Nirbhayas Lawyer Feature In A List Of Worlds 6 Most Talented Women?
Fact Check

Did Nirbhaya's Lawyer Feature In A List Of World's 6 Most Talented...

BOOM found that the graphic claiming the name of Seema Samridhi Kushwaha has featured in a list of world's 6 most...

22 May 2022 12:57 PM GMT
No, Biplab Deb Did Not Say India Is Being Ruined Under Modis Leadership
Politics

No, Biplab Deb Did Not Say India Is Being Ruined Under Modi's...

BOOM reached out to Sanjay Mishra, Officer on Special duty, Chief Minister of Tripura, who called the viral quote...

16 May 2022 11:10 AM GMT
Photo From Congress Chintan Shivir Shared With False Claims
Politics

Photo From Congress Chintan Shivir Shared With False Claims

Viral posts claim that green colour of Pakistan's flag was used to decorate the ceiling at the Congress meet while...

15 May 2022 1:21 PM GMT
Video of Storm In Karnataka Passed Off As Cyclone Asani In AP, Odisha
Fact Check

Video of Storm In Karnataka Passed Off As Cyclone Asani In AP, Odisha

BOOM found that the video was shot at Hubbali, Karanataka when a storm hit on May 5, 2022.

13 May 2022 11:42 AM GMT
2017 Image Of Injured Kashmiri Girl Falsely Shared As Muskan Khan Killed
Politics

2017 Image Of Injured Kashmiri Girl Falsely Shared As Muskan Khan...

BOOM found that the claim is false. Muskan Khan's family confirmed that she is doing fine.

12 May 2022 1:22 PM GMT
Old Video Of BJP Leaders Shoe Fight Falsely Linked To AAPs Sanjay Singh
Fast Check

Old Video Of BJP Leaders' Shoe Fight Falsely Linked To AAP's Sanjay...

BOOM found that the viral video is from 2019 and shows a BJP MP and MLA fighting with each other over credit for a local ...

10 May 2022 10:24 AM GMT

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