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

Wild Tales: Backstory Of Viral Cheetah Hunting Pic Is False
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Wild Tales: Backstory Of Viral Cheetah Hunting Pic Is False

Photographer Alison Buttigieg in a Facebook post clarified that the bizarre backstory associated with the image is...

22 Jun 2021 10:34 AM GMT
Photo Of Kumbh Mela Tents Revived As Farmers Protest Camps In Delhi
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Photo Of Kumbh Mela Tents Revived As Farmers' Protest Camps In Delhi

BOOM found that the photo shows an aerial view of the Kumbh Mela site and is not related to the farmers' protest site.

20 Jun 2021 10:56 AM GMT
2017 Image Of Potholed Road In Bihar Shared As Amethi
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2017 Image Of Potholed Road In Bihar Shared As Amethi

BOOM found that the image is from 2017 and shows the bad condition of a road in Bihar.

13 Jun 2021 10:23 AM GMT
Old Video From Assam Peddled As Bangladeshis Demanding Separate State
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Old Video From Assam Peddled As Bangladeshis Demanding Separate State

BOOM found that the video shows a protest against the alleged harassment of D (doubtful) voters which happened in...

11 Jun 2021 12:04 PM GMT
Photo Of Bangladeshi Activist Viral With UPSC Anti-Reservation Spin
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Photo Of Bangladeshi Activist Viral With UPSC Anti-Reservation Spin

BOOM found that the man in the photo is Sayeed Rimon, a social media influencer from Bangladesh.

8 Jun 2021 2:19 PM GMT
Pic Of COVID Victims Body Being Dumped In Garbage Van Is Not From UP
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Pic Of COVID Victim's Body Being Dumped In Garbage Van Is Not From UP

BOOM found that the image showing sanitation workers putting bodies of COVID-19 victims in a garbage van is actually...

4 Jun 2021 9:22 AM GMT
Photo Of Sonia Gandhi With How To Convert India Into Christian Nation Book Is Morphed
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Photo Of Sonia Gandhi With 'How To Convert India Into Christian...

BOOM found the photo of book titled 'How to convert India into Christian nation' behind Sonia Gandhi is morphed.

1 Jun 2021 7:30 AM GMT
Old Video From Ghaziabad Shared As TMC Goons Attacking Bengal Police
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Old Video From Ghaziabad Shared As TMC Goons Attacking Bengal Police

BOOM found that the incident took place in 2018 in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

30 May 2021 1:18 PM GMT
ABP Ananda Peddles Old Video From Uruguay As Cyclone Yaas In Odisha
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ABP Ananda Peddles Old Video From Uruguay As Cyclone Yaas In Odisha

BOOM found that the viral clip has been online since 2016 and is from Dolores in western Uruguay.

26 May 2021 11:25 AM GMT
Heart-breaking Photo From 2016 Syria Bomb Blast Shared As Gaza
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Heart-breaking Photo From 2016 Syria Bomb Blast Shared As Gaza

BOOM found that viral photos show two boys grieving over their brother's death in a bomb attack in Syria in 2016.

16 May 2021 3:31 PM GMT
Old Video From Pak Terror Camp Shared As Celebration In West Bengal
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Old Video From Pak Terror Camp Shared As Celebration In West Bengal

Boom found that the video is from a terror camp in Pakistan's Balakot and has no relation with recent assembly election...

16 May 2021 10:58 AM GMT
Old Photo Shared As Baba Ramdev Hospitalised For Oxygen Shortage
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Old Photo Shared As Baba Ramdev Hospitalised For Oxygen Shortage

BOOM found that the image is from 2011 when Baba Ramdev was hospitalised following a hunger strike against corruption.

11 May 2021 10:01 AM GMT