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News18, Firstpost Tweet Old Video Of Waterspout As Cyclone Nisarga

The video has been online since October, last year and documents a waterspout in the middle of the sea

3 Jun 2020 2:33 PM GMT

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No, This Video Is Not Of An Obese Diego Maradona Kicking A Tennis Ball

The video being shared is from the Hollywood movie 'Youth' which features a fictionalised version of Diego Maradona.

3 Jun 2020 2:05 PM GMT

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Dated Pics Shared With False Claim Of China Killing 158 Indian

The same images were viral in July 2017 after a Pakistani news channel had falsely claimed that a Chinese cross border...

3 Jun 2020 1:20 PM GMT

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Image Comparing Hitler With Trump Posing With Bible Is Morphed

The original image, where the Nazi leader can be seen acknowledging the salutes of a crowd of children, has been edited...

3 Jun 2020 9:40 AM GMT

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No, The Simpsons Did Not Predict George Floyd's Death And The

The Simpsons drawing depicting police brutality is from an artist trying to raise awareness after George Floyd's death.

3 Jun 2020 9:06 AM GMT

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FBI Agent Accidentally Arrested During 2020 US Protests? A FactCheck

The local police department of Rochester has denied that the person in the video is a Federal agent.

2 Jun 2020 9:32 AM GMT

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No, PM Modi Did Not Say 1 Cr COVID Patients Have Been Treated For Free

BOOM found out that the prime minister was talking about the total number of Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries and not...

1 Jun 2020 1:41 PM GMT

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Did Protesters Storm The White House? A Fact Check

Social media posts falsely claim that protesters stormed the White House causing US president Donald Trump to flee.

1 Jun 2020 1:39 PM GMT

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Did Amit Shah Say 41 Crore People Received ₹53 Crores? A FactCheck

BOOM found that Shah said ₹53,000 crores and not ₹53 crores as stated in the news ticker, which Aaj Tak later admitted...

1 Jun 2020 10:47 AM GMT

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Video From COVID-19 Ward In Mumbai's KEM Hospital Shared As Delhi

BOOM found that the video was recorded by kin of a Corona positive patient at King Edward Memorial (KEM) hospital in...

31 May 2020 10:05 AM GMT

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Gujarat: Video Of Man Forced To Lick Spit Peddled With Communal Claim

BOOM spoke to Surat Police who confirmed there is no communal angle and the fight was over lockdown violation.

30 May 2020 3:28 PM GMT

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Tripura CM Biplab Deb Wishes Statehood Day To Goa With An Image From...

The picturesque image is from the Bora Bora islands.

30 May 2020 10:07 AM GMT