Sumit

Sumit

Sumit is a fact checker and the News Editor of Boom's Hindi wing. In the six years of his journalistic career, he has worked with the New Indian Express, Times of India and Deccan Chronicle. The dynamic nature of digital media finally made him take the leap from print to online, and don the hat of a digital detective.

Video Of Distraught Woman Narrating Her Ordeal To Rahul Gandhi Goes Viral With False Claim
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Video Of Distraught Woman Narrating Her Ordeal To Rahul Gandhi Goes Viral With False Claim

Viral Facebook posts that the woman in the video has told Rahul Gandhi that everything was fine in Jammu and Kashmir

29 Aug 2019 11:22 AM GMT
Old India Today Video Falsely Shared As Inciting Anti-Modi Slogans In Kashmir
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Old India Today Video Falsely Shared As Inciting Anti-Modi Slogans In Kashmir

BOOM found that the original video is from January this year and that the reporter was not orchestrating a protest...

28 Aug 2019 7:31 AM GMT
2017 Student Protest In Kashmir Falsely Shared As Recent
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2017 Student Protest In Kashmir Falsely Shared As Recent

Viral video links the old protest incidents with the situations in Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370

27 Aug 2019 10:52 AM GMT
2015 Video Of Desecrated Idols Of Goddess Kaali Passed Off As Recent
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2015 Video Of Desecrated Idols Of Goddess Kaali Passed Off As Recent

Facebook posts revive a 2015 video showing desecrated idols of Kaali.

22 Aug 2019 1:21 PM GMT
Man Accused Of Being A Child Kidnapper Is Mentally Unstable: Etawah Police
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Man Accused Of Being A Child Kidnapper Is Mentally Unstable: Etawah Police

A viral video claims that public has caught a child kidnapper on the prowl. However, UP police told BOOM that the person...

22 Aug 2019 12:15 PM GMT
Video Of Man Attacking Sikh Trucker Falsely Linked To UP Deputy CM
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Video Of Man Attacking Sikh Trucker Falsely Linked To UP Deputy CM's Nephew

Viral posts claim that nephew of UP's deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya had brutally attacked a sikh driver in Allahabad....

20 Aug 2019 1:26 PM GMT
4-Year Old Video Of Imran Khan Losing His Cool Falsely Linked To Article 370
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4-Year Old Video Of Imran Khan Losing His Cool Falsely Linked To Article 370

Viral posts claim Imran Khan lost his cool when no country supported Pakistan's stance on India repealing Article 370....

19 Aug 2019 12:40 PM GMT
Mock Drill At Amba Devi Temple In Maharashtra Passed Off As Army Atrocity In Kashmir
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Mock Drill At Amba Devi Temple In Maharashtra Passed Off As Army Atrocity In Kashmir

BOOM found that the video showed a mock drill conducted by police officials in Maharashtra's Amravati

13 Aug 2019 11:23 AM GMT
Video Of Muslims Chanting
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Video Of Muslims Chanting 'Pakistan Murdabad' Has Nothing To Do With Article 370

The video is being shared on the backdrop of Articles 370 and 35(a) being repealed in Jammu and Kashmir. However, BOOM...

12 Aug 2019 3:35 PM GMT
Old Video Of Akhilesh Yadav
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Old Video Of Akhilesh Yadav's Arrest Passed Off As Protest Against Repealing Article 370

A viral post claims UP police arrested Yadav from a protest rally against repealing of Article 370. BOOM found that the...

10 Aug 2019 12:13 PM GMT
Old Video Of Fire Mishap In Kashmir Being Shared As Army Atrocity
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Old Video Of Fire Mishap In Kashmir Being Shared As Army Atrocity

Viral posts claims that the Indian Army is burning houses of Kashmiris. However, BOOM found out that the video was of a...

7 Aug 2019 9:14 AM GMT
J&K: Old Video Of Artillery Tanks Being Moved On A Freight Train Revived
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J&K: Old Video Of Artillery Tanks Being Moved On A Freight Train Revived

A viral Facebook post claims that the army is moving in tanks to Kashmir in the wake of the recent crisis in the valley....

5 Aug 2019 8:31 AM GMT