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Morphed Image From Iraq Shared As Taliban Chaining Afghan Women

BOOM spoke to photographer Murat Duzyol who said in 2003, he clicked the original image in Erbil city, Iraq.

20 Aug 2021 2:26 PM GMT

Fact Check

Old Hoax Of '229 Christians' To Be Executed Revived After Taliban...

The prayer chain request for 229 missionaries about to be executed in Afghanistan dates back at least to 2017, with...

19 Aug 2021 1:52 PM GMT

Fast Check

2019 Images of Iraqi Photographer Falsely Linked To Messi's Barca Exit

BOOM found that the Iraqi photographer cried after his national side lost a football match against Qatar in January...

9 Aug 2021 10:08 AM GMT

Explainers

India 8th Most Impacted By Terrorism: Global Terrorism Index 2020

The Pulwama attack, killing 41 CRPF personnel, was among the top 20 deadliest attacks globally in 2019

26 Nov 2020 12:39 PM GMT

World

2007 Photo Of Saddam Hussein's Body Shared As Recent

The claim is false; this video has circulated online since 2007 in reports about his burial.

16 Sep 2020 3:30 AM GMT

World

Saddam Hussein Video Doctored To Include Coronavirus Reference

A video of former Iraq president Saddam Hussein has been tampered with to include a reference to COVID-19.

20 April 2020 9:41 AM GMT

BOOM Quiz

BOOM Quiz 17: Think You Are A Corona Expert? Try Our Quiz

Test your knowledge on the virus and the disease that is keeping you at home.

15 April 2020 2:29 PM GMT

Fact Check

Video Shows A Cake Laced With Pills That Cause Paralysis? A FactCheck

The company is neither Chinese nor are there any tablets in the official packaging.

24 Jan 2020 9:24 AM GMT

Explainers

'All Is Well' Says Trump, As Iran Launches Missiles On US Bases

BOOM covers the US-Iran tug of war that has engulfed Middle-Eastern geopolitics over the last two weeks

8 Jan 2020 12:58 PM GMT