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Congress Uses Photo From Bangladesh To Attack BJP On Economic Crisis
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Congress Uses Photo From Bangladesh To Attack BJP On Economic Crisis

BOOM found that the photo was taken at a brick factory in Fatullah, Bangladesh in 2008.

4 Dec 2020 1:09 PM GMT
2019 Video Of Mahashay Dharampal Gulati Shared As His Final Moments
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2019 Video Of Mahashay Dharampal Gulati Shared As His Final Moments

BOOM contacted the person seen singing in the video and confirmed that the video was recorded in 2019.

4 Dec 2020 12:53 PM GMT
Doctored Photo Shared With Fake Claim Of A Muslim Disguised As A Sikh
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Doctored Photo Shared With Fake Claim Of A Muslim Disguised As A Sikh

BOOM found a video wherein the man's moustache can be clearly seen.

4 Dec 2020 10:44 AM GMT
Old Photo Passed Off As Justin Trudeau Sitting In An Anti-Farm Laws Protest
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Old Photo Passed Off As Justin Trudeau In An Anti-Farm Laws Protest

BOOM found that the photo is from 2015 when Canada's Prime Minister visited a Gurudwara in Ottawa to celebrate Diwali.

4 Dec 2020 10:08 AM GMT
Video Of Fight Between Two Ahmednagar Families Viral, Police Deny Communal Angle
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Fight Between Two Ahmednagar Families Viral, Police Deny Communal

BOOM spoke to Ahmednagar Police who said the fight was for personal reasons and rubbished any communal angle to the...

3 Dec 2020 1:30 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
2018 Photo Falsely Shared As Banner At Farmers Protest
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2018 Photo Falsely Shared As Banner At Farmers' Protest

BOOM found that the image is from the Kisan Mukti March which was held in November 2018.

2 Dec 2020 4:08 PM GMT
No, Kamala Harris Did Not Tweet Her Support For The Farmers Protests
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No, Kamala Harris Did Not Tweet Her Support For The Farmers' Protests

BOOM found that the tweet screenshot is fake and Kamala Harris has not tweeted anything about the ongoing farmers'...

2 Dec 2020 1:06 PM GMT
Retired Army Officer Falsely Identified As Injured Protester At Farmers March
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Retired Army Officer Falsely Identified As Injured Protester At...

BOOM found that the Army officer is retired captain PPS Dhillon who is not participating in the farmers' protests.

2 Dec 2020 12:28 PM GMT
Farmers Protest: 2018 Video Of Nihang Sikhs Rally Viral As Recent
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Farmers' Protest: 2018 Video Of Nihang Sikhs' Rally Viral As Recent

BOOM found that the viral video has been on internet since 2018 and has nothing to do with the recent farmers' protest.

2 Dec 2020 3:32 AM GMT
2018 Pic From Farmers March In Maharashtra Viral As Recent
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2018 Pic From Farmers' March In Maharashtra Viral As Recent

BOOM found that the picture of people sitting on a road is from a protest wherein farmers had marched towards Mumbai.

1 Dec 2020 12:27 PM GMT
2016 Photo Of Asad Owaisi And Smriti Irani Revived Ahead Of GHMC Polls
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2016 Photo Of Asad Owaisi And Smriti Irani Revived Ahead Of GHMC Polls

BOOM found that the viral picture is from a 2016 powerloom industry stakeholders' meeting.

1 Dec 2020 10:05 AM GMT