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.

No, A Captured Terrorist Did Not Name The RSS In His Confession
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No, A Captured Terrorist Did Not Name The RSS In His Confession

The caption with this three-year-old image claims that the arrested terrorist has confessed to receiving funding and...

18 Feb 2019 10:57 AM GMT
Pulwama Aftermath: Video From Indonesia Shared With Misleading Context
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Pulwama Aftermath: Video From Indonesia Shared With Misleading Context

A month-old video of Indonesian army soldiers overpowering a youth carrying gun is being circulated widely. It is not...

17 Feb 2019 11:05 AM GMT
The Woman Seen Speaking To Modi In The Video Is Not The Wife Of A Martyred Soldier
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The Woman Seen Speaking To Modi In The Video Is Not The Wife Of A Martyred Soldier

The six-year-old video is being shared with the claim that Modi called up a martyred soldier's wife to offer his...

16 Feb 2019 5:47 PM GMT
Pulwama Attack: Army Battle Casualties Fund Exists But Not To Buy Weapons
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Pulwama Attack: Army Battle Casualties Fund Exists But Not To Buy Weapons

Viral message appealing people to donate to army welfare fund for purchasing weapons for army and providing facilities...

16 Feb 2019 1:33 PM GMT
Disturbing Photo From Tawang Air Crash Being Shared As Pulwama Terror Attack
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Disturbing Photo From Tawang Air Crash Being Shared As Pulwama Terror Attack

A picture from 2017 Tawang chopper crash is being circulated as that from the recent attack on CRPF convoy in Pulwama

15 Feb 2019 9:58 AM GMT
No, Feb 14 Has No Connection With Bhagat Singh
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No, Feb 14 Has No Connection With Bhagat Singh's Death

Appeals of observing February 14 as Shahadat diwas instead of Valentine's day have been doing the rounds. Viral posts...

14 Feb 2019 1:34 PM GMT
No, Uri Has Not Been Declared Tax Free In Pakistan
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No, Uri Has Not Been Declared Tax Free In Pakistan

Satire web portal publishes an article on Uri being declared tax-free in Pakistan, social media takes it seriously

12 Feb 2019 9:40 AM GMT
No, This Video Does Not Show BJP Workers Getting Injured Burning An Effigy Of Rahul Gandhi
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No, This Video Does Not Show BJP Workers Getting Injured Burning An Effigy Of Rahul Gandhi

Viral post claims that protesters seen in the video are BJP workers trying to set fire to effigy of Rahul Gandhi

8 Feb 2019 12:15 PM GMT
Did Arvind Kejriwal Order Power Supply To Temples Be Cut? A FactCheck
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Did Arvind Kejriwal Order Power Supply To Temples Be Cut? A FactCheck

Viral post on social media claims that power is being discontinued in all temples in Delhi at behest of AAP government

8 Feb 2019 9:32 AM GMT
Candid Arvind Kejriwal Video Revived With Misleading Context
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Candid Arvind Kejriwal Video Revived With Misleading Context

An old video of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been revived on social media with misleading context.

28 Jan 2019 3:07 PM GMT
No, World Bank Did Not Name Modi As The PM Who Borrowed The Most Since 1947
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No, World Bank Did Not Name Modi As The PM Who Borrowed The Most Since 1947

No such statement has been made by the World Bank.

28 Jan 2019 9:37 AM GMT
Doctored Video Of Dhruv Rathee Goes Viral
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Doctored Video Of Dhruv Rathee Goes Viral

The doctored video includes unrelated clippings of various interviews of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

25 Jan 2019 6:26 AM GMT