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2018 Clip Showing Attack On Ghaziabad Cop Peddled With Communal Spin
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2018 Clip Showing Attack On Ghaziabad Cop Peddled With Communal Spin

BOOM spoke to Ghaziabad police and confirmed that the incident was from the district and not Bareilly as claimed in...

22 Jan 2021 12:17 PM GMT
We Took The Vaccine Earlier: Tumkur Officials Call Viral Video Misleading
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We Took The Vaccine Earlier: Tumkur Officials Call Viral Video...

BOOM spoke to the two officials who said that they received the dose but were asked to pose taking the shot by...

22 Jan 2021 12:08 PM GMT
2018 News Clipping On Measles Vaccine Side Effects Linked To COVID
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2018 News Clipping On Measles Vaccine Side Effects Linked To COVID

Hindustan Times' newspaper clipping reported about side effects seen among children after they were administered the...

22 Jan 2021 8:49 AM GMT
International Fact-Checking Network Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize 2021
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IFCN Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize 2021 By Norwegian Politician

Former Norwegian Minister of Education Trine Skei Grande made the nomination, after being inspired by US President Joe...

21 Jan 2021 8:15 PM GMT
Video Of Brutal Hyderabad Murder Viral As Delhi
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Video Of Brutal Hyderabad Murder Viral As Delhi

BOOM found that the video is from Rajendranagar in Hyderabad where a man was murdered over a financial dispute.

21 Jan 2021 11:27 AM GMT
Old Video Of Crowd Singing Vande Mataram In Dubai Shared As Gabba
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Old Video Of Crowd Singing 'Vande Mataram' In Dubai Shared As Gabba

BOOM found that the video is from an India Vs Pakistan cricket match in Dubai where the crowd cheered for Team India

21 Jan 2021 10:42 AM GMT
No, This Is Not How Aussie Coach Justin Langer Reacted To Indias Win
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No, This Is Not How Aussie Coach Justin Langer Reacted To India's Win

BOOM found that the viral clip is from the Ashes test series in 2019 and not from the recently concluded India vs...

21 Jan 2021 9:24 AM GMT
Morphed Clips, Unrelated Images Revived To Spread Child Kidnapping Rumours
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Morphed Clips, Unrelated Images Revived To Spread Child Kidnapping...

A slew of debunked videos and images are being circulated on Whatsapp with false child kidnapping rumours.

20 Jan 2021 3:28 PM GMT
Nurse In US Did Not Suffer From Bells Palsy After COVID-19 Vaccine
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Nurse In US Did Not Suffer From Bell's Palsy After COVID-19 Vaccine

There are no records of any nurses by the name Khalilah Mitchell in the Tennessee Department of Health

20 Jan 2021 12:22 PM GMT
Video Of Murder In Rajasthan Shared With False Child Kidnapping Claim
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Video Of Murder In Rajasthan Shared With False Child Kidnapping Claim

BOOM reached out to Dantaramgarh Police who confirmed that the video is of an attack on a minor by his cousin

20 Jan 2021 9:57 AM GMT
BJP Bengal Shares California Fire Image As Leaders Shop Burnt By TMC
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BJP Bengal Shares California Fire Image As Leader's Shop Burnt By TMC

BOOM found that the image is of a house burnt in a 2014 wildfire in San Marcos, California.

19 Jan 2021 1:17 PM GMT
Old Video Of Man Destroying Wheat Produce Falsely Linked To Farmers Protest
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Old Video Of Man Destroying Wheat Produce Falsely Linked To Farmers'...

BOOM found that the viral clip dates back to at least 2018 and is not related to the farmers' protest.

19 Jan 2021 10:57 AM GMT