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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics Fireworks Show? No, It Is A Simulated Video

BOOM found that the original video is from 2015, made using a fireworks simulator website

15 Aug 2020 3:18 PM GMT

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'Drone Prathap' Received Non-Existent Awards, Misappropriated Work

Several claims about his achievements have turned out to be false, while some might be true.

22 July 2020 4:33 AM GMT

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India Today Cartoon On Modi-Xi Kung Fu Gets Fake News Spin

BOOM found that the viral clip is from the Indian political cartoon series 'So Sorry' aired by the India Today group.

8 July 2020 11:27 AM GMT

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Did PM Modi Appoint Drone Wiz Prathap As A DRDO Scientist?

A viral message recounts the inspirational life of Prathap N M with a tinge of misleading information.

7 July 2020 12:32 PM GMT