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.

No, Jianli Yang Did Not Say More Than 100 Chinese Soldiers Died In...

BOOM found that Jianli Yang who was credited as the source never said 100 Chinese soldiers died in the clash at Galwan.

7 July 2020 8:01 AM GMT

Was Modi's Visit To Leh Hospital Staged? Army Rubbishes Claims

The Indian Army in a statement said that PM Modi visited patients being treated in an training hall converted to a ward

4 July 2020 1:43 PM GMT

Fake Tweet Claims Prashant Bhushan Filed PIL Challenging TikTok Ban

The tweet is from a parody account impersonating the news daily The Indian Express.

1 July 2020 9:25 AM GMT

No, 169 Residents Of A Mumbai Apartment Have Not Tested COVID-19...

A viral fake message claims 169 residents of Omkar Alta Monte apartment complex in Malad tested positive for

30 Jun 2020 1:45 PM GMT

Undated Video Viral As Recent India-China Clash At Galwan Valley,...

BOOM found that the video has been viral on social media since May 31 this year.

18 Jun 2020 12:15 PM GMT

Unrelated Tik Tok Video Peddled As Last Moments Of Sushant Singh

BOOM found that the video is unrelated and was uploaded in April by a US based account.

15 Jun 2020 10:57 AM GMT

Video Of Gujarat Teen Thrashed Passed Off As Atrocity By Upper Caste...

BOOM found that the incident is from Gujarat where a teenager was beaten by her family for eloping.

28 May 2020 1:09 PM GMT

Video From Cyclone Fani Peddled As Destruction By Cyclone Amphan

BOOM found that the video is from May 2019, when Cyclone Fani hit Odisha.

22 May 2020 12:48 PM GMT

Video From Pakistan Passed Off As Social Distancing Flouted In...

BOOM found that the video is from a market in Faisalabad, Pakistan

21 May 2020 10:42 AM GMT

Video Of A Robbery In Delhi Peddled With False Claims About Migrants

BOOM found that the Delhi police have arrested the accused, who are locals with a criminal record.

15 May 2020 12:03 PM GMT

March 20 Video Peddled As Muslims Violating Lockdown To Offer Namaz

BOOM found that viral video is a cropped version of a longer video shot on March 20, 2020 where the person recording...

14 May 2020 1:08 PM GMT

Photo Of Rohingya Muslims Shared As Plight Of Migrants In Lockdown

BOOM found that the photo is from 2017 and shows a Rohingya Muslim man fleeing from Myanmar to Bangladesh.

12 May 2020 5:11 PM GMT

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Nivedita Niranjankumar

No, Jianli Yang Did Not Say More Than 100 Chinese Soldiers Died In...

Was Modi's Visit To Leh Hospital Staged? Army Rubbishes Claims

Fake Tweet Claims Prashant Bhushan Filed PIL Challenging TikTok Ban

No, 169 Residents Of A Mumbai Apartment Have Not Tested COVID-19...

Undated Video Viral As Recent India-China Clash At Galwan Valley,...

Unrelated Tik Tok Video Peddled As Last Moments Of Sushant Singh

Video Of Gujarat Teen Thrashed Passed Off As Atrocity By Upper Caste...

Video From Cyclone Fani Peddled As Destruction By Cyclone Amphan

Video From Pakistan Passed Off As Social Distancing Flouted In...

Video Of A Robbery In Delhi Peddled With False Claims About Migrants

March 20 Video Peddled As Muslims Violating Lockdown To Offer Namaz

Photo Of Rohingya Muslims Shared As Plight Of Migrants In Lockdown

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