Sumit Usha

Sumit Usha

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.

Urmila Matondkar Did Not But Chhattisgarh CM Called Modi Mentally Unstable For His Rajiv Gandhi Remark
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Urmila Matondkar Did Not But Chhattisgarh CM Called Modi Mentally...

While BOOM couldn't find any news report attributing the viral quote to Urmila Matondkar, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister...

9 May 2019 8:59 AM GMT
Old Video Of A Jammu Activist Demanding A Ban On RSS Passed Off As Rajasthan
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Old Video Of A Jammu Activist Demanding A Ban On RSS Passed Off As...

Viral post claims that the video is from Jodhpur (Rajasthan) where Congress is in power. The original video is from...

7 May 2019 11:24 AM GMT
No, Anna Hazare Did Not Make Fun Of Arvind Kejriwal Being Slapped
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No, Anna Hazare Did Not Make Fun Of Arvind Kejriwal Being Slapped

Viral post claims Anna Hazare asked if Kejriwal was slapped only once. In the video, Anna was referring to an incident...

6 May 2019 1:26 PM GMT
Did Birthday Bumps Claim A Boy
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Did Birthday Bumps Claim A Boy's Life? No, The 'Victim' Is Alive And...

A video showing a group of youngsters thrashing a youth in the name of birthday bumps has gone viral with a claim that...

6 May 2019 12:05 PM GMT
Did Amit Shah Meet Arvind Kejriwal With Shoe In Hand?
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Did Amit Shah Meet Arvind Kejriwal With Shoe In Hand?

The viral post, meant to be a satire, shows Amit Shah holding a shoe in his hand while Arvind Kejriwal sits in the...

4 May 2019 1:22 PM GMT
Old Video Of Kanhaiya Kumar Speaking About Naxals Cropped To Give Misleading Context
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Old Video Of Kanhaiya Kumar Speaking About Naxals Cropped To Give ...

Viral clip shows Kanhaiya allegedly saying that innocent Adivasis are branded as terrorists and killed. Kanhaiya has...

2 May 2019 3:10 PM GMT
Old Video Of A Student Disrespecting The National Anthem Revived With False Claim
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Old Video Of A Student Disrespecting The National Anthem Revived With...

While the Congress-affiliated KSU had registered complaint against the student last year claiming he was a SFI member,...

30 April 2019 10:15 AM GMT
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'Parrikar Died Because He Allowed Beef In Goa': Fake Quote Attributed...

In an article the website IndiaScoops claimed Pragya Thakur said Manohar Parrikar died because he allowed consumption of ...

30 April 2019 9:21 AM GMT
Did An Ailing Kanhaiya Ask Begusarai Voters To Vote For An Opposition Candidate? A FactCheck
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Did An Ailing Kanhaiya Ask Begusarai Voters To Vote For An Opposition...

The viral post claims that an ailing Kanhaiya has appealed to the voters to cast their votes in favour of RJD's Tanvir...

29 April 2019 7:43 AM GMT
Old Video From Gujarat Shared Falsely As Rohingya & Bangladeshi Refugees Heckling BJP Workers
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Old Video From Gujarat Shared Falsely As Rohingya & Bangladeshi...

Viral post claims that the video was shot in West Bengal. However, the same clip was earlier tweeted by Dalit leader...

27 April 2019 1:59 PM GMT
Bond Girl Ursula Andress
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Bond Girl Ursula Andress's Photo Passed Off As Sonia Gandhi, Again

Viral posts falsely claim that the bikini clad image is that of Sonia Gandhi in her younger days. However, the woman in...

27 April 2019 8:09 AM GMT
Viral Video Of Motorist Beating The Heat Is Not From Rajasthan
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Viral Video Of Motorist Beating The Heat Is Not From Rajasthan

The viral post falsely claims that temperature in Rajasthan has touched 52 degree centigrade and people are forced to...

26 April 2019 1:29 PM GMT