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Video From Sci-Fi Film Falsely Shared As Hurricane Devastation In Canada
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Video From Sci-Fi Film Falsely Shared As Hurricane Devastation In...

BOOM found that the viral video is from the 2014 science fiction movie Into The Storm.

10 July 2021 10:52 AM GMT
Satire Article On Mosquitoes Escaping From Wuhan Lab Shared As Real
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Satire Article On Mosquitoes Escaping From Wuhan Lab Shared As Real

BOOM found that the article is from World News Daily Report - a known fake news website, that passes off disinformation...

18 Jun 2021 10:57 AM GMT
India To Grow 8.3% In FY22, Says World Bank, Bumping Up Jan Forecast
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India To Grow 8.3% In FY22, Says World Bank, Bumping Up Jan Forecast

The estimates have been bumped up 2.9 percentage points since January, indicating policy support against the 2nd wave.

9 Jun 2021 11:03 AM GMT
CitiBank To Exit Consumer Banking In India: All You Need To Know
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CitiBank To Exit Consumer Banking In India: All You Need To Know

No immediate service disruptions expected as it will continue to serve all its existing customers

16 April 2021 12:15 PM GMT
Story Of China Seizing A Shipment Of 7,200 Human Penises Is Satire
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Story Of China Seizing A Shipment Of 7,200 Human Penises Is Satire

The story is satire, and the photos used had also been used in a story on the confiscation of pangolins in 2020.

13 April 2021 1:03 PM GMT
Viral Videos Falsely Show Black Threads In Masks As Worms & Parasites
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Viral Videos Falsely Show Black Threads In Masks As Worms & Parasites

Various scientists have rubbished claims of tiny fibres being worms or parasites.

13 April 2021 7:32 AM GMT
No, This Video Was Not Shot In Myanmar Before The Military Coup
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No, This Video Was Not Shot In Myanmar Before The Military Coup

Video from China's Yunnan province viral from 2019 is now being passed off as Myanmar

9 April 2021 3:03 AM GMT
Does This Video Show Real Drones Playing Volleyball? A FactCheck
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Does This Video Show Real Drones Playing Volleyball? A FactCheck

A digitally edited video showing drones playing volleyball is circulating on social media claiming it is real.

7 April 2021 4:01 AM GMT
Chinese Government Does Not Fact Check Posts On Facebook And Instagram
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Chinese Government Does Not Fact Check Posts On Facebook And Instagram

A spokesperson for Facebook said the Chinese Communist Party is not part of its third-party fact-checking programme.

11 March 2021 9:00 AM GMT
Mumbais 2020 Power Blackout: Cyberattack Or Not?
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Mumbai's 2020 Power Blackout: Cyberattack Or Not?

A report by a US-based cybersecurity firm has caused disagreements between the Central and Maharashtra governments.

4 March 2021 1:43 PM GMT
Thai Health Minister Scared To Take COVID-19 Vaccine? Not Really
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Thai Health Minister Scared To Take COVID-19 Vaccine? Not Really

BOOM found that the video is from 2018 where a Chinese man was scared to get his first injection.

1 Feb 2021 10:21 AM GMT
Simulation Clip Shared As High-Speed Floating Train In China
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Simulation Clip Shared As High-Speed Floating Train In China

BOOM found that the viral footage is originally a video game which was created using stunts of a train

29 Jan 2021 10:47 AM GMT