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.

Bond Girl Ursula Andress
Fast Check

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
Was Rahul Gandhi Disrespecting EC Officials While Filing His Nomination? A FactCheck
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Was Rahul Gandhi Disrespecting EC Officials While Filing His...

A viral post claims that the Congress president was sitting while handing over his nomination papers to the collector,...

26 April 2019 11:37 AM GMT
Is Congress Contesting Only 230 Seats? A FactCheck
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Is Congress Contesting Only 230 Seats? A FactCheck

Viral post claims that the party is contesting only 230 seats while 273 seats are needed for a mandate

26 April 2019 9:57 AM GMT
Artist
Fake News

Artist's Portrayal Of A Sex Slave In ISIS Captivity Goes Viral With...

The image of Nadia Bashar, a performing artist who was creating awareness on women's rights, has been shared on social...

25 April 2019 12:48 PM GMT
Pragya Thakur Was Not 4-Years-Old At The Time Of Babri Masjid Demolition
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Pragya Thakur Was Not 4-Years-Old At The Time Of Babri Masjid...

Viral posts falsely claim Thakur was born in 1988 and was just four years old when the Babri Mosque was demolished

24 April 2019 11:44 AM GMT
Were Congress Candidates Thrashed While Campaigning? A FactCheck
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Were Congress Candidates Thrashed While Campaigning? A FactCheck

The incident took place in Ajnala, Punjab, on September 25, 2016, when a group of suspected Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)...

23 April 2019 10:07 AM GMT
Photoshopped Pic Shows Rahul Gandhi
Fake News

Photoshopped Pic Shows Rahul Gandhi's Name Misspelt

The viral post shows a photoshopped image of a campaign poster where the Congress president's surname is misspelt.

22 April 2019 9:59 AM GMT
Man Who Slapped Hardik Patel Is Not An Aide Of Rahul Gandhi
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Man Who Slapped Hardik Patel Is Not An Aide Of Rahul Gandhi

Viral post uses two different images to claim that it was a Congress supporter who slapped Hardik Patel. The images,...

19 April 2019 2:32 PM GMT
Clipped Video From Sidhu
Fake News

Clipped Video From Sidhu's Rally Goes Viral With Communal Narrative

In the viral video, Navjot Singh Sidhu can be heard raising the slogan of Allah-hu-Akbar from the stage. However, the...

19 April 2019 12:32 PM GMT
Old Prank Video Doctored And Revived With Anti-Congress Narrative
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Old Prank Video Doctored And Revived With Anti-Congress Narrative

In the original prank video, a son tells his father that his girlfriend is pregnant. The video is edited to show the son ...

18 April 2019 11:10 AM GMT
Video Of Vajpayee
Fake News

Video Of Vajpayee's Funeral Procession Shared As PM Modi Filing His...

The viral video showing PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah walking behind the hearse is shared with a claim that 'this is...

16 April 2019 10:16 AM GMT