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Photo Of Tamil Nadu Student With Acid Burns Viral With False Communal Claim

The image is viral with a false claim that a student in Tamil Nadu suffered acid burns while cleaning the school toilet...

9 Dec 2019 11:13 AM GMT

Video Of Couple Paraded Naked In Rajasthan Shared With Fake Claim

The video is being shared as an incident in Odisha with misleading claims.

9 Dec 2019 7:54 AM GMT

Cropped Fact-Check Fuels Rumours Of Rs 2000 Note To Be Discontinued

BOOM found that the viral photo is only a portion of a fact check article published by Hindi daily Dainik Purvoday on Rs...

9 Dec 2019 7:03 AM GMT

Fake News Around Hyderabad Rape-Murder Case: Part - 1

A 26-year old veterinary doctor was gang raped, murdered and then set on fire allegedly by four men in the outskirts of...

9 Dec 2019 12:34 PM GMT

Hyderabad Vet Rape: Inactive Numbers Shared As Emergency Helpline For Women

BOOM found that some numbers have been deactivated and others are specific to certain cities.

6 Dec 2019 1:59 PM GMT

Medal Of Honor Game Footage Shared As Canadian Sniper's World Record

BOOM found that the footage is from the video game Medal Of Honor.

6 Dec 2019 1:30 PM GMT

Hyderabad Encounter: News Channels Misreport Using 2015 Image

Zee News, TV9 use old photo of police encounter on woodcutters as photo of the Hyderabad vet rape-murder accused.

6 Dec 2019 11:31 AM GMT

No, The Hyderabad Rape Accused Are Not Minors

VC Sajjanar, Cyberabad police commissioner told BOOM that none of the accused are minors.

4 Dec 2019 4:07 PM GMT

Hyderabad Vet Rape-Murder: Social Media Flooded With Misinformation

A host of unrelated videos and now defunct helpline numbers are doing the rounds post the rape and murder of a...

4 Dec 2019 2:54 PM GMT

Was A Dalit Youth Forced To Wear A Garland Of Shoes In Pune?

Image is originally from Bangladesh where a boy was forced to wear a garland of shoes for harassing a school student

4 Dec 2019 1:13 PM GMT

Public Execution Of Rape Accused In Yemen Viral As Dubai

BOOM found that the video was originally shot in Yemen, where a man was executed for rape and murder of a child

4 Dec 2019 8:27 AM GMT

Paytm KYC 'Suspended'? How A Phishing Scam Can Empty Your Wallet

BOOM investigated two of the numbers listed and found out how the scam works.

2 Dec 2019 2:12 PM GMT

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