Suhash Bhattacharya

Suhash Bhattacharya

Suhash hails from Tripura, he is a Fact-checker at Boom Bangla, he has done masters in Mass Communication and Journalism and pursuing doctoral research in Humanities and Social Sciences from NIT Silchar.

Old Image Peddled As Mamata Banerjees Injured Leg
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Old Image Peddled As Mamata Banerjee's Injured Leg

BOOM found that the image has been on the internet from as early as 2018 and used in unrelated blog posts and Polish...

11 March 2021 1:45 PM GMT
Sachin Tendulkars Reply To Journo Rana Ayyub? No, Thats Fake Handle
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Sachin Tendulkar's Reply To Journo Rana Ayyub? No, That's Fake Handle

BOOM found that the account had impersonated Sachin Tendulkar in the backdrop of tweets by celebs against Rihanna. The...

16 Feb 2021 1:17 PM GMT
Ukhand Tragedy: Old Images of Khalsa Aids Relief Work Shared As Recent
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U'khand Tragedy: Old Images of Khalsa Aid's Relief Work Shared As...

BOOM found the images are old and not related to the recent Uttarakhand glacier burst disaster.

12 Feb 2021 12:39 PM GMT
Placard Claiming Activist Threatens To Disrobe Herself Is Morphed
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Placard Claiming Activist Threatens To Disrobe Herself Is Morphed

BOOM found that in the original photo, the gender rights activist can be seen holding a placard which reads, 'Will not...

13 Jan 2021 6:03 AM GMT
Elderly Sikh Farmer Collapsing At Protest Site In Viral Video is Alive
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Elderly Sikh Farmer Collapsing At Protest Site In Viral Video is Alive

BOOM found Iqbal Singh (77), who is seen collapsing in viral video, suffered a cardiac arrest and is now undergoing...

5 Jan 2021 12:01 PM GMT
2017 Image Of Jat Stir In Haryana Peddled As Farmers Protest In Delhi
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2017 Image Of Jat Stir In Haryana Peddled As Farmers' Protest In Delhi

The image is from February, 2017, when the Jats renewed their protests demanding reservation

3 Dec 2020 10:53 AM GMT
Disturbing Video of Woman Burnt in Karnataka Peddled as UP
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Disturbing Video of Woman Burnt in Karnataka Peddled as UP

BOOM found that the incident is from Mysuru district of Karnataka, where an unidentified woman's charred corpse was...

18 Nov 2020 8:17 AM GMT
Himanta Biswa Sarma, News18, Times Now Falsely Claim Pakistan Zindabad Slogans Raised In Assam
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Himanta Biswa Sarma, News18, Times Now Falsely Claim 'Pakistan...

BOOM analysed videos shot at the venue and found that no such slogan was raised by AIUDF supporters.

6 Nov 2020 1:59 PM GMT
Images From Adult Comedy Falsely Linked To Yogi Adityanath
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Images From Adult Comedy Falsely Linked To Yogi Adityanath

BOOM found that the screengrabs are from a web drama that is available on YouTube since 2017.

28 Oct 2020 2:30 PM GMT
Photo Of Swara Bhasker, Zeeshan Ayyub With Anti-Mamata Poster Is Edited
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Photo Of Swara Bhasker, Zeeshan Ayyub With Anti-Mamata Poster Is...

BOOM found the original image of the actors that was clicked at a press conference in Delhi Press Club in December 2019.

11 Oct 2020 1:22 PM GMT
Image Of Deepika Padukone In Solidarity With Farmers Protest Is Morphed
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Image Of Deepika Padukone In Solidarity With Farmers Protest Is...

BOOM found that the image of Deepika Padukone wearing a T-shirt with a message to show solidarity with the farmers had...

28 Sep 2020 12:46 PM GMT
2015 Image Of Jackie Chan In Emirati Attire Shared With Religious Spin
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2015 Image Of Jackie Chan In Emirati Attire Shared With Religious Spin

BOOM found that the photo was taken in October 2015, while he was in Dubai for the shooting of Kung Fu Yoga.

17 Sep 2020 10:45 AM GMT