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.

Sameer Wankhede, NCB Officer In Aryan Khans Case: Key Things To Know
Explainers

Sameer Wankhede, NCB Officer In Aryan Khan's Case: Key Things To Know

The NCB zonal director has made headlines several times in the past for investigating the alleged links between drugs...

26 Oct 2021 4:00 PM GMT
Sudarshan News Makes False Communal Claim On TN Corporal Punishment Incident
Fact Check

Sudarshan News Makes False Communal Claim On TN Corporal Punishment...

BOOM found that the communal angle is false and that the teacher identified as Subramanian thrashed the student for...

18 Oct 2021 11:44 AM GMT
Photo From A Film Shoot Falsely Shared As Indian Army Capturing PLA Soldiers
Fact Check

Photo From A Film Shoot Falsely Shared As Indian Army Capturing PLA...

BOOM found that the image is from a yet to be released movie called L.A.C

11 Oct 2021 11:00 AM GMT
No, This Is Not Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi Getting Baptised
Politics

No, This Is Not Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi Getting Baptised

BOOM found that the man in the video is not the Punjab chief minister but a man named Simranjit Singh.

8 Oct 2021 10:54 AM GMT
Video Of Rape Accused Beaten By Locals Viral With False Communal Claim
Politics

Video Of Rape Accused Beaten By Locals Viral With False Communal Claim

BOOM found that the alleged accused is a factory worker named Dipesh, arrested by Delhi police.

29 Sep 2021 11:18 AM GMT
Video Of Violent Family Dispute In Rajasthan Viral With Communal Claim
Fact Check

Video Of Violent Family Dispute In Rajasthan Viral With Communal Claim

Rajasthan police confirmed to BOOM that the accused and the victim belong to the same community, Khatik and are family...

23 Sep 2021 11:21 AM GMT
Movie Scene Falsely Shared As Taliban Torturing Panjshir Locals
Fact Check

Movie Scene Falsely Shared As Taliban Torturing Panjshir Locals

BOOM found that the video is a scene from a movie about Taliban's crimes in Afghanistan

13 Sep 2021 2:40 PM GMT
Times Now Airs Video From Wales As Pak Fighter Jet Over Panjshir
Fact Check

Times Now Airs Video From Wales As Pak Fighter Jet Over Panjshir

BOOM found that the video is from Wales, United Kingdom and shows a fighter jet training in the region.

6 Sep 2021 2:46 PM GMT
Photo Of Children Reacting To Airstrikes In Gaza Falsely Shared As Kabul
Fact Check

Photo Of Children Reacting To Airstrikes In Gaza Falsely Shared As...

BOOM found that the photo is from Gaza when two children started crying during an Israel airstrike

4 Sep 2021 9:22 AM GMT
Zee Hindustan Runs Old Video As Minors Fighting Taliban In Panjshir
Fact Check

Zee Hindustan Runs Old Video As Minors Fighting Taliban In Panjshir

BOOM found that the video is at least a year old and can be traced back online to at least January 2020.

3 Sep 2021 11:58 AM GMT
Video Of Delhi Politician Criticising Congress Viral As Fictitious Anil Upadhyay
Fact Check

Video Of Delhi Politician Criticising Congress Viral As Fictitious...

BOOM found that there is no MLA by the name of Anil Upadhyay and the man in the video is a local politician from Delhi.

31 Aug 2021 12:44 PM GMT
FIR Against Coca-Cola For Penis Shaped Bottles? Satire Post Viral
Fact Check

FIR Against Coca-Cola For 'Penis' Shaped Bottles? Satire Post Viral

BOOM found that the claim was made by a satire page on Instagram - RealinShots

30 Aug 2021 11:22 AM GMT