Stories By Karen Rebelo
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Fake News
Document Claiming To Show Swiss Bank Account Details Of Indian Politicians Is Fake
September 6BOOM found that the Swiss Bank Corporation, whose letterhead on which the document was created did...
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FactCheck
A Viral Video Claimed Militants Were Being Trained For Kashmir; Here’s What We Found
September 3BOOM found that the video was shot at the Police Training College in Hangu, KP, Pakistan.
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FactCheck
Government Does U-Turn On Kashmir Protest, Acknowledges Unrest In Soura
August 13India's Home Ministry acknowledges the protest that took place in Srinagar's Soura on August 9, reiterates...
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Fake News
Article 370: Pak Minister Tweets Burhan Wani’s Funeral Video As Protests In Kashmir
August 9The video actually shows the funeral gathering of slain militant Burhan Wani who was killed by...
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FACT FILE
India’s Fact-Checkers Are Drowning In Violent Imagery As Lynchings Take Centre Stage Again
July 6A parallel narrative on social media where videos documenting blood curdling savagery are being shared as...
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Fake News
India Is Teeming With ‘Cheapfakes’, Deepfakes Could Make It Worse
June 17Disinformation using videos in India so far have been clips of real incidents shared with a...
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Fake News
Grisly Brazil Prison Riot Video Shared To Stoke Child-Kidnapping Rumours In India
June 15The horrific video showing chopped up body parts is from a prison riot that took place...
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Fake News
Ajay Maken Tweets Cropped Video Of Amit Shah Saying ‘Don’t Vote For Meenakshi Lekhi’
May 3A mischievously edited video purports to show Amit Shah saying don't vote for New Delhi candidate...
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Fake News
Shocking Video Of A Fire At An Office Building In Dhaka Viral As Mumbai
April 17A shocking video showing people fall to their deaths while escaping a fire at a highrise...
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Fake News
With Over 2.9 Million Members This Pro-Modi Facebook Group Is A Fake News Farm
April 11In the week beginning April 8, 2019 BOOM debunked several pieces of misinformation ranging from a...
