Sneha

Sneha

Sneha Alexander is a policy analyst and writes data fact checks. She enjoys looking for stories behind the numbers and presents it to the reader in a friendly format. She has fact-checked some of the country's top ministers and media publications for the wrong use of data. Her fact check stories have been carried by several other prominent digital websites.

Sexual Harassment At Workplace: All You Need To Know
Fact File

Sexual Harassment At Workplace: All You Need To Know

What counts as sexual harassment? What is a workplace? BOOM answers key questions in the context of the current #MeToo...

12 Oct 2018 2:09 PM GMT
Parents Worried About The Polio Vaccine Contamination, Read This
Fact File

Parents Worried About The Polio Vaccine Contamination, Read This

BOOM answers key questions about the polio vaccine contamination controversy.

8 Oct 2018 2:41 PM GMT
Picture Of Defunct 108 Ambulances Is From Andhra Pradesh Not Uttar Pradesh
Fake News

Picture Of Defunct '108' Ambulances Is From Andhra Pradesh Not Uttar...

Congress's Digvijay Singh and FB page 'I am with Ravish Kumar' use image from Andhra Pradesh to lament about UP's...

3 Oct 2018 5:14 PM GMT
2013 Meerut Image Shared As That Of Farmer Protest In Delhi
Fake News

2013 Meerut Image Shared As That Of Farmer Protest In Delhi

Activist Kavita Krishnan and Facebook Page 'I am with Barkha Dutt' shared a 2013 image from Meerut as farmer's protest...

3 Oct 2018 8:51 AM GMT
Johnny Depps Jack Sparrow Inspired By Krishna? News Sites Repeat Mystery Quote
FactCheck

Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow Inspired By Krishna? News Sites Repeat...

More than ten websites carry story on #JackSparrowIsKrishna quoting Pirates of the Caribbean screenwriter. But BOOM...

29 Sep 2018 9:28 AM GMT
Jet Airways Bleed Air Switch Fiasco: Why It Could Have Been Fatal
Fact File

Jet Airways Bleed Air Switch Fiasco: Why It Could Have Been Fatal

What is a bleed air switch and why is it so important for an aircraft? What are the dangers for cabin crew and...

21 Sep 2018 2:21 PM GMT
Have UPA-Era Oil Bonds Prevented Modi Govt From Reducing Oil Prices?
FactCheck

Have UPA-Era Oil Bonds Prevented Modi Govt From Reducing Oil Prices?

So, is the BJP justified in its claims? How much role do the unpaid bills of oil bonds have to play in the current...

15 Sep 2018 6:28 AM GMT
Assam Floods: News Of 225 Animals Dead In Kaziranga Is From 2017
Fake News

Assam Floods: News Of 225 Animals Dead In Kaziranga Is From 2017

News of 225 animals dead at Kaziranga National Park due to floods in Assam is from 2017.

5 Sep 2018 11:50 AM GMT
Former Pope Performing Hajj At Mecca? No, This News Is False
Fake News

Former Pope Performing Hajj At Mecca? No, This News Is False

This is not Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI performing Hajj in Mecca.

3 Sep 2018 3:47 PM GMT
TV Show Image Shared As ISIS Plot To Kill Kerala IPS Officer
Fake News

TV Show Image Shared As ISIS Plot To Kill Kerala IPS Officer

A still from popular Malayalam TV Show 'Parasparam' used to claim that an IPS officer and her husband were killed by...

3 Sep 2018 9:22 AM GMT
Black Money To Tax Compliance: Changing Narratives On Demonetisation
FactCheck

'Black Money' To 'Tax Compliance': Changing Narratives On...

BJP Minister says PM Modi never said demonetisation was being done to curb black money. But his November 8, 2016 speech...

31 Aug 2018 3:26 PM GMT
Viral Letter Says Air India To Shut Down, Airline Calls It Fake
Fake News

Viral Letter Says Air India To Shut Down, Airline Calls It Fake

BOOM spoke to an Air India official who said that the letter is a hoax and an amateur attempt to malign the airline.

27 Aug 2018 2:10 PM GMT