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2012 Video Of Syria Shared As Nepal Downing Indian Chopper, Capturing...

BOOM found that the video has been on internet since 2012 and appears to have been shot on the Syrian airspace

5 July 2020 12:39 PM GMT

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No, Amazon Prime Did Not Drop Sushant Singh Rajput's Film On MS Dhoni

A spokesperson confirmed that the movie 'MS Dhoni - The Untold Story' has never been a part of its online catalogue.

4 July 2020 5:46 AM GMT

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Sopore Encounter: Heart-rending Pic Of Kashmiri Boy Viral With Fake...

BOOM compared images from the site and found that the boy's fist and a rock at the site blended in creating an illusion.

2 July 2020 2:21 PM GMT

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Fake Police Bulletin Warning Of Face Mask Scam Viral On Social Media

The posts falsely claim the burglars go 'door to door' offering face masks laced with chemicals which knock out their...

2 July 2020 11:27 AM GMT

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Video Of Fish On A Mexican Beach Shared As Video Shot In Bali

The video was shot in Mexico and not in Bali, Indonesia as posts claim.

2 July 2020 11:27 AM GMT

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Experts State Masks Are Not Harmful For Health As False Posts Claim

Facebook posts contain multiple false or misleading claims about face masks used to stop the spread of COVID-19.

2 July 2020 11:27 AM GMT

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British Airways 'Thank You And Goodbye' Video Not Made By Airline

The two-minute long video which takes a dig at British Airways is circulating online as a farewell message from the...

2 July 2020 7:12 AM GMT

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Is Establishing A One World Government A Part Of UN's 'mission goals'?

A post with a list of goals is being shared with the false claim that it is part of the UN's mission goals.

1 July 2020 4:00 PM GMT

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Video Showing Tear Gas Training Peddled As Atrocity By Indian Army

BOOM found similar training videos that suggest the viral clip shows tear-gas training given to commandos.

1 July 2020 1:58 PM GMT

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COVID-19: Skydiving Video Viral As Mexico Dumping Dead Bodies Into Sea

BOOM found that the 2018 video is from Russia and shows formation skydiving by a flying school.

1 July 2020 12:20 PM GMT

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Fake Tweet Claims Prashant Bhushan Filed PIL Challenging TikTok Ban

The tweet is from a parody account impersonating the news daily The Indian Express.

1 July 2020 9:25 AM GMT

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CNN News18 Runs 2016 Flogging Video With China-Pakistan Spin

BOOM found that the video can be traced online to November 2016 with several news articles indicating it could be from...

29 Jun 2020 12:58 PM GMT