BOOM FACT Check Team

BOOM FACT Check Team

BOOM FACT Check Team

Demolition Drive In Orissa Or Anti-CAA Protests in UP?
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Demolition Drive In Orissa Or Anti-CAA Protests in UP?

A viral video claims to be both demolition drive of poor shopkeepers and anti-CAA protests in Uttar Pradesh. BOOM found...

19 Feb 2020 1:18 PM GMT
Lathicharged Jamia Student The Same Who Torched A Bike?
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Lathicharged Jamia Student The Same Who Torched A Bike?

After the CCTV footages from the Jamia Millia Islamia library, in Delhi went viral on social media, there is a claim...

19 Feb 2020 1:13 PM GMT
Student Injured In Jamia Shooting Same As Person In JMI CCTV Footage?
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Student Injured In Jamia Shooting Same As Person In JMI CCTV Footage?

Viral social media posts claiming Shadab Farooq, the Jamia Milia Islamia (JMI) student who was injured by a teenage...

18 Feb 2020 12:42 PM GMT
Did Dettol Know About The Coronavirus Beforehand?
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Did Dettol Know About The Coronavirus Beforehand?

A viral image falsely claims Dettol knew about the Coronavirus beforehand and has mentioned its effectiveness against...

18 Feb 2020 12:37 PM GMT
Lynching In Pune Given A Communal Spin
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Lynching In Pune Given A Communal Spin

A lynching incident that happened in Pune where a man named Sagar was beaten up is being shared on social media with a...

18 Feb 2020 9:06 AM GMT
Are the Obamas getting divorced?
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Are the Obamas getting divorced?

A viral article claimed that Michelle and Barack Obama are getting divorced after Barack Obama admitted to being gay....

18 Feb 2020 9:02 AM GMT
Fake News Around Modi, Shah Remarks At A News Event
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Fake News Around Modi, Shah Remarks At A News Event

On this episode of Fact Vs Fiction, we discuss two quotes by the two top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party - PM...

16 Feb 2020 12:17 PM GMT
Did BJP Lose In Delhi By Close Margins?
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Did BJP Lose In Delhi By Close Margins?

A WhatsApp forward claiming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost 36 seats with a margin of fewer than 2,000 votes in...

16 Feb 2020 12:12 PM GMT
Chinese Policemen Killing Coronavirus Patients And Other News You Almost Believed
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Chinese Policemen Killing Coronavirus Patients And Other News You Almost Believed

Here are the facts about images and videos which were viral this week

16 Feb 2020 6:03 AM GMT
Video Shows Source of Coronavirus?
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Video Shows Source of Coronavirus?

A viral video shows a cluster of bats in a roof, apparently from Hubei, which is said to be the source of the deadly...

14 Feb 2020 10:36 AM GMT
Truth Be Told: 2 Child Policy, Gargi College & CoronaVirus
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Truth Be Told: 2 Child Policy, Gargi College & CoronaVirus

On this episode of Truth Be Told, Faye D'souza talks about the stories that matter. From Coronavirus to Gargi College...

13 Feb 2020 5:24 PM GMT
Rahul Gandhi & Sudhir Chaudhary - Latest Targets of Fake News
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Rahul Gandhi & Sudhir Chaudhary - Latest Targets of Fake News

Fake claims stating that Rahul Gandhi blamed Narendra Modi for the unemployment among eagles and another stating that...

12 Feb 2020 11:08 AM GMT