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Fast Check

2011 Video Of Tsunami In Japan Revived As Karachi Floods

The video is from March, 2011 when a tsunami hit Japan's Ishinomaki, Japan.

30 Nov 2021 2:03 PM GMT

World

No, Japan Hasn't Started Giving Ivermectin Instead of Covid-19...

Multiple Facebook posts have shared a claim that Japan has stopped using vaccines against Covid-19 and prescribed...

11 Nov 2021 1:27 PM GMT

Health

Hoax Message Claims Japan Has Banned Microwaves As They Cause Cancer

The World Health Organisation has clarified that the microwave radiation in the appliance is not transmitted to the food ...

11 Nov 2021 7:58 AM GMT

Fast Check

Old Video Of Fireworks' Simulation Revived As Japan

BOOM found that the video was made with the help of a firework simulator website in January, 2013.

7 Nov 2021 9:22 AM GMT

Fact Check

Video Of 2011 Tsunami In Japan Falsely Shared As China

BOOM found that the 10-year-old video shows the devastating effect of a tsunami caused by the Great East Japan...

4 Aug 2021 1:17 PM GMT

Fact Check

Japan Landslide Video Shared As Flash Flood Visuals In Dharamshala

BOOM found that the video from Japan shows a massive mudslide that struck Atami, a seaside resort town , following heavy ...

13 July 2021 7:27 AM GMT

Explainers

RBI's Inflation Targets May Be Loosened To Bolster Growth: Bloomberg

The inflation targets, set in 2016 and being followed by the RBI, could be eased by the government to push growth.

10 Dec 2020 1:30 AM GMT

Explainers

Modi At UN: How Long Will India Be Kept Out Of Decision-Making...

PM Narendra Modi recounted the UN's shortcomings and made a case for India's greater influence at the United Nations.

26 Sep 2020 3:27 PM GMT

Explainers

Nvidia Buys Arm For $40 Billion From SoftBank: All You Need To Know

The deal, which is set to make Nvidia into a major player, is likely to face opposition from Arm's clientele, many of...

14 Sep 2020 12:39 PM GMT

Fact Check

Why Claims Of US, Canada GDP Falling More Than India Are Misleading

US' 32.9%, Canada's 38.7% and Japan's 27.8% annualised decline is misleadingly being compared with India 23.9% GDP fall

4 Sep 2020 11:39 AM GMT

Fact Check

2011 Video Of Tsunami In Japan Passed Off As China

BOOM found that the video was an aftermath of a tsunami which hit Ishinomaki, Japan in March, 2011.

28 Aug 2020 2:33 PM GMT

Explainers

At 789, India Makes Its Most Requests Of Twitter Yet In 2nd Half 2019

In the first half of 2019, the government made 474 requests of Twitter, which has risen almost consistently since 2012.

22 Aug 2020 12:57 PM GMT