Video Of Couple Beaten Up In Brazil Shared As Incident From India-Bangladesh Border
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Video Of Couple Beaten Up In Brazil Shared As Incident From India-Bangladesh Border

BOOM found that the video is from north eastern Brazil where a couple was attacked for trying to rob passengers on a...

25 Nov 2019 9:15 AM GMT
Failed Robbery Attempt On Lucknow Imam Shared As
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Failed Robbery Attempt On Lucknow Imam Shared As 'Sanghi' Attack

Lucknow police and the injured Maulana denied a communal reason behind the attack.

5 Nov 2019 1:35 PM GMT
Buses Vandalised In Surat Protest Falsely Shared As Mumbai
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Buses Vandalised In Surat Protest Falsely Shared As Mumbai

BOOM found that the video was from Surat, Gujarat after protesters turned violent during a rally against mob lynchings.

13 July 2019 1:59 PM GMT
Meet Anil Upadhyay, A Fictional Politician Made Up By India
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Meet Anil Upadhyay, A Fictional Politician Made Up By India's Fake News Brigade

BOOM looks at how a fictitious character was conjured by India's fake news brigade to spread viral disinformation in a...

2 May 2019 1:30 AM GMT
Child Kidnapping Rumours: Mob Beats Up Woman In West Bengal
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Child Kidnapping Rumours: Mob Beats Up Woman In West Bengal

Police tell BOOM that fake messages on social media are causing mobs to attack innocent people.

21 Feb 2019 11:02 AM GMT
Fake: Viral Posts Falsely Claim Muslims Attacked A Hindu Girl In Bihar
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Fake: Viral Posts Falsely Claim Muslims Attacked A Hindu Girl In Bihar

Both accused and victim are Hindus, local police tell BOOM. The incident from Bihar happened when the girl resisted the...

15 Oct 2018 2:40 PM GMT