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.

Viral Message Warning About Rise In Crimes Post Lockdown Not From...

The message claims that since wages have been hit by the lockdown, incidents of crime will spike once restrictions are...

6 May 2020 2:13 PM GMT

Old Photo From Bangladesh Peddled As Hindu Woman Beaten Up In Kerala

The photo is from Bangladesh when a woman was attacked by her neighbours - Pradeep Ghosh and his son Biswajit

30 April 2020 12:26 PM GMT

No, This Is Not A Candid Photo Of Sonia Gandhi

BOOM found that the original photo is of Marilyn Monroe clicked in 1954

27 April 2020 2:32 PM GMT

Migrants Defying Lockdown At Mumbai's Bandra Station Given Communal...

BOOM spoke to Mumbai Police who denied any communal angle to the crowd that gathered defying the lockdown

14 April 2020 8:16 PM GMT

Rumours Led To Residents Protest Against Imam's Quarantine:...

BOOM spoke to local police who said that rumours were spread over WhatsApp and through word-of-mouth among the residents ...

14 April 2020 4:19 PM GMT

2015 Video From Philadelphia Peddled As Coronavirus Suicide In Italy

BOOM reached out to the hotel in Philadelphia which confirmed that the video was from there and that it was a 2015...

10 April 2020 11:56 AM GMT

Rewa Police Action On Temple Priest For Violating Lockdown Viral With...

BOOM spoke to SP Abid Khan who has become the subject of fake communal posts.

4 April 2020 6:01 PM GMT

Video Of Kolhapur Cops Announcing 3-Day Lockdown Viral As Mumbai, Pune

BOOM spoke to Kolhapur police who confirmed that the video is from Ichalkaranji city.

3 April 2020 11:08 AM GMT

No, This Pic Does Not Show A Chinese Restaurant Serving 'Human Baby...

BOOM found that the image is a 2019 art piece created to raise awareness about rampant trade and killing of sharks.

26 March 2020 2:55 PM GMT

No, Government Is Not Spraying Medicine To Kill Coronavirus

The viral message asking people to stay indoors because the government is going to spray medicine is fake.

19 March 2020 4:02 PM GMT

Dr. Devi Shetty Did Not Record Viral Audio Clip On Coronavirus

BOOM found that the audio recording was by Dr Santhosh Jacob an orthopedician from Chennai.

19 March 2020 8:52 AM GMT

Times of India Misreports Agra Woman Fleeing After Coronavirus Tests

BOOM spoke to the family of the couple who disputed Times of India's claims that the woman fled from Bangalore

15 March 2020 2:33 PM GMT

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Nivedita Niranjankumar

Viral Message Warning About Rise In Crimes Post Lockdown Not From...

Old Photo From Bangladesh Peddled As Hindu Woman Beaten Up In Kerala

No, This Is Not A Candid Photo Of Sonia Gandhi

Migrants Defying Lockdown At Mumbai's Bandra Station Given Communal...

Rumours Led To Residents Protest Against Imam's Quarantine:...

2015 Video From Philadelphia Peddled As Coronavirus Suicide In Italy

Rewa Police Action On Temple Priest For Violating Lockdown Viral With...

Video Of Kolhapur Cops Announcing 3-Day Lockdown Viral As Mumbai, Pune

No, This Pic Does Not Show A Chinese Restaurant Serving 'Human Baby...

No, Government Is Not Spraying Medicine To Kill Coronavirus

Dr. Devi Shetty Did Not Record Viral Audio Clip On Coronavirus

Times of India Misreports Agra Woman Fleeing After Coronavirus Tests

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