Srijit Das

Srijit Das

Srijit Das is a fact-checker with BOOM. He is a software engineer and worked with the India Today's Fact Check team before joining BOOM. Besides investigation, Srijit loves to travel and read detective stories

No, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari Did Not Get Beaten Up By The Crowd At Protest
Politics

No, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari Did Not Get Beaten Up By The Crowd At Protest

BOOM found that Manoj Tiwari was injured after slipping and falling from a barricade.

19 Oct 2021 12:11 PM GMT
Video Of Fire In Tripura Durga Puja Pandal Shared As Bangladesh Violence
World

Video Of Fire In Tripura Durga Puja Pandal Shared As Bangladesh...

BOOM found that the viral video shows a fire mishap in Maracherra Bazar in Kamalpur, Dhalai District of Tripura which...

19 Oct 2021 9:27 AM GMT
Old Image Of Akhilesh Yadav Distributing Food Falsely Linked To Navratri
Politics

Old Image Of Akhilesh Yadav Distributing Food Falsely Linked To...

BOOM found that the 2016 image shows a launch event of a scheme by Akhilesh Yadav and has no connection with Navaratri.

18 Oct 2021 3:16 PM GMT
Fake Quote Attributed To Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia Revived
Politics

Fake Quote Attributed To Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia Revived

A member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party's press wing confirmed to BOOM that Zia didn't make any such statement.

18 Oct 2021 7:40 AM GMT
Photo Of Bangladesh Durga Puja Pandal Shared As West Bengal
World

Photo Of Bangladesh Durga Puja Pandal Shared As West Bengal

BOOM found that the image shows a Durga Puja pandal from Bangladesh's Dhaka.

17 Oct 2021 3:17 PM GMT
Clipped Video Falsely Shared As Nitin Gadkari Criticising PM Modi
Fast Check

Clipped Video Falsely Shared As Nitin Gadkari Criticising PM Modi

BOOM found that the video is from 2011 when Nitin Gadkari criticised former PM Manmohan Singh.

17 Oct 2021 7:42 AM GMT
Photo Claiming Delhi CM Kejriwal Appealed For Coal Donations Is Fake
Politics

Photo Claiming Delhi CM Kejriwal Appealed For Coal Donations Is Fake

BOOM found that the image has been edited and created from a July, 2021 edition of Hindustan newspaper.

12 Oct 2021 10:28 AM GMT
Unrelated Photos Shared As Prophet Mohammad Cartoonist Killed In Car Crash
World

Unrelated Photos Shared As Prophet Mohammad Cartoonist Killed In Car...

BOOM found that both the images are incidents that occurred in 2015 and not related to Lars Vilks' accident.

7 Oct 2021 11:06 AM GMT
Clipped Video Of India TV On Fake WhatsApp Message Goes Viral
Fast Check

Clipped Video Of India TV On Fake WhatsApp Message Goes Viral

BOOM found that the video is edited and the original news report, in fact, debunked the viral claim.

6 Oct 2021 12:04 PM GMT
No, This Is Not A Photo Of UP CM Yogi Adityanaths Older Brother
Politics

No, This Is Not A Photo Of UP CM Yogi Adityanath's Older Brother

BOOM found that the man present in the viral photo is not the elder brother of Yogi Adityanath.

4 Oct 2021 4:00 PM GMT
Congress Handles Tweet Video From Rajasthan As State Of UP Roads
Politics

Congress Handles Tweet Video From Rajasthan As State Of UP Roads

BOOM found that the video shows an incident in Rajasthan and that the video has no connection to Uttar Pradesh.

4 Oct 2021 8:47 AM GMT
Video From Australia Shared As PM Modis Cavalcade Chased In US
Politics

Video From Australia Shared As PM Modi's Cavalcade Chased In US

BOOM found that the video shows anti-lockdown protestors attacking police vehicles in Melbourne, Australia.

3 Oct 2021 12:06 PM GMT