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2011 Video Of Police Brutality In Bihar Falsely Shared As Assam
Politics

2011 Video Of Police Brutality In Bihar Falsely Shared As Assam

BOOM found that the video is from Forbesganj area of Araria district in Bihar, and not from Darrang, Assam

25 Sep 2021 12:02 PM GMT
Morphed Pic Shared To Falsely Claim Pak Minister Strip Searched At US Airport
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Morphed Pic Shared To Falsely Claim Pak Minister Strip Searched At US...

BOOM found that the original photo is from an incident in April 2012, when a man had stripped naked in protest of...

24 Sep 2021 10:50 AM GMT
Video Does Not Show Rahul Gandhi Cutting Manmohan Singhs Birthday Cake
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Video Does Not Show Rahul Gandhi Cutting Manmohan Singh's Birthday...

BOOM found that the video shows Congress members commemorate the party's foundation day on December 28, 2018.

23 Sep 2021 10:16 AM GMT
Old Photo Of Amarinder Singh Meeting Amit Shah Falsely Shared As Recent
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Old Photo Of Amarinder Singh Meeting Amit Shah Falsely Shared As...

BOOM found that the viral photo is from June 2019, when then Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, met with Home...

22 Sep 2021 8:40 AM GMT
No, This Photo Does Not Show CIA, Mossad, MI6, RAW, KGB Meet In Delhi
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No, This Photo Does Not Show CIA, Mossad, MI6, RAW, KGB Meet In Delhi

The photo is being shared with the false claim that it shows five intelligence agencies of the world - RAW, CIA, MI6,...

21 Sep 2021 9:13 AM GMT
Morphed Image Of RSS Members With British Queen Viral With False Claims
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Morphed Image Of RSS Members With British Queen Viral With False...

BOOM found that the viral image has been created by superimposing two different and unrelated photos of Queen Elizabeth...

19 Sep 2021 1:09 PM GMT
Russian Artists Krishna Painting Viral As Artwork In Panjshir, Afghanistan
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Russian Artist's Krishna Painting Viral As Artwork In Panjshir,...

Russian artist Rashikananda Das confirmed to BOOM that the viral painting is his work and that he made it in Sochi,...

18 Sep 2021 10:58 AM GMT
BJP Uses Los Angeles Clip To Highlight PM Modis Achievements On Birthday
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BJP Uses Los Angeles Clip To Highlight PM Modi's Achievements On...

BOOM found that the timelapse of the lit up buildings at night is from downtown Los Angeles, United States

17 Sep 2021 2:15 PM GMT
Videos Of Alcohol Served At Religious Fair In Punjab Falsely Linked To Farmers Protest
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Videos Of Alcohol Served At Religious Fair In Punjab Falsely Linked To ...

BOOM found that the viral videos are from the Baba Rodu Shah fair in Kanuke Kalan village in Ludhiana, Punjab and not...

17 Sep 2021 12:17 PM GMT
This Viral Artwork Is Not Created By Afghan Artist Shamsia Hassani
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This Viral Artwork Is Not Created By Afghan Artist Shamsia Hassani

BOOM found that the the viral image is altered from an original illustration by a Czech Republic advertising agency.

16 Sep 2021 2:07 PM GMT
Photo Of Fake Cheque Claims Vijay Mallya Donated Rs 35Cr To BJP
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Photo Of Fake Cheque Claims Vijay Mallya Donated Rs 35Cr To BJP

BOOM found that the image of the cheque is a fabricated one and the photo went viral earlier with different accusations.

16 Sep 2021 12:39 PM GMT
Photo Does Not Show Final Moments Of Teen Who Died In Jat Clashes
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Photo Does Not Show Final Moments Of Teen Who Died In Jat Clashes

BOOM found that the image is taken from a 2012 film called 'Mamlakat al-Naml', or 'The Kingdom of Ants'.

15 Sep 2021 1:07 PM GMT