Nivedita Niranjankumar

Nivedita Niranjankumar

A former city correspondent covering crime, Nivedita is a fact checker at BOOM and works to stop the spread of disinformation and misinformation. When not at work, she escapes into second-hand bookstores, looking for magic or a mystery.

Fake Letter Claiming Sonia Gandhi Planned Hindu Divide In Karnataka Revived
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Fake Letter Claiming Sonia Gandhi Planned Hindu Divide In Karnataka...

The fake letter was viral in 2018 during Karnataka elections and has previously been tweeted by BJP Karnataka.

25 March 2021 8:19 AM GMT
Anil Deshmukh Asked Vaze To Extort Rs 100 cr: Param Bir Singhs Explosive Letter
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Anil Deshmukh Asked Sachin Vaze To Extort Rs 100 cr Param Bir Singh

The recently shunted Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh has made a series of allegatiions against Anil Deshmukh

20 March 2021 4:14 PM GMT
Old Video Of COVID-19 Restrictions In Karnataka Viral As Recent
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Old Video Of COVID-19 Restrictions In Karnataka Viral As Recent

BOOM found that the video is from March 13, 2020 when the CM Yeddiyurappa announced restrictions in the state.

18 March 2021 9:27 AM GMT
Nita Ambani As Visiting Faculty? Reliance, BHU Deny Post Protest
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Nita Ambani As Visiting Faculty? Reliance, BHU Deny Post Protest

'We sent an invitation and received a reply,' Kaushal Kishor Mishra, department dean told BOOM but later refused to talk ...

17 March 2021 10:14 AM GMT
Explosives Outside Ambanis House, Mumbai Cop Arrested: What We Know
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Explosives Outside Ambani's House, Mumbai Cop Arrested: What We Know

Explosives outside Mukesh Ambani's house, a mysterious death, Mumbai cop under scanner have resulted in a political...

14 March 2021 10:32 AM GMT
No, This Video Does Not Show Killings Caught On Camera
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No, This Video Does Not Show Killings Caught On Camera

BOOM found a video which camera crew setting up equipment clearly showing that its a shooting and not a real incident

8 March 2021 1:31 PM GMT
Cross Not Built On Hill With Hindu Shrine: AP Police Debunks Viral Claim
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Cross Not Built On Hill With Hindu Shrine: AP Police Debunks Viral...

Andhra Pradesh police debunked the viral claim with a video showing that the shrines are located in two different spots.

4 March 2021 11:55 AM GMT
China Admits To Casualties In Galwan Valley Clashes
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China Admits To Casualties In Galwan Valley Clashes

Chinese state media reported that deaths of four soldiers and serious injury sustained by a colonel in the Galwan...

19 Feb 2021 9:42 AM GMT
Web Series Shoot Peddled As Terrorist Nabbed In Pydhonie, Mumbai
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Web Series Shoot Peddled As Terrorist Nabbed In Pydhonie, Mumbai

BOOM spoke to Mumbai Police and locals who said that the video is the shooting of a web series and not a real arrest.

18 Feb 2021 11:39 AM GMT
Her Name Is Disha Ravi, Not Disha Ravi Joseph: Friends Rubbish Fake Claim
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Her Name Is Disha Ravi, Not Disha Ravi Joseph: Friends Rubbish Fake...

BOOM spoke to the Bangalore activist's friends who said her name is Disha Annappa Ravi.

17 Feb 2021 6:57 AM GMT
Photo Of UP Suicide Victim Shared As Minor Murdered In Kolkata
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Photo Of UP Suicide Victim Shared As Minor Murdered In Kolkata

BOOM found that the photo is of a teenager from Etah, Uttar Pradesh who died by suicide in October 2020.

11 Feb 2021 12:28 PM GMT
Hindu Seer Who Slammed Modi, Shah Also Criticised Mamata Banerjee
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Hindu Seer Who Slammed Modi, Shah Also Criticised Mamata Banerjee

BOOM found the viral video has been edited and that the seer also criticised Mamata Banerjee along with PM Modi and Amit ...

9 Feb 2021 12:43 PM GMT