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Death Hoax About Dwayne Johnson; Fake Link Directs To Spam Website

BOOM found that fake news originated from a spam site

16 Nov 2019 11:17 AM GMT

Images From Mythical Sunken City Of Dwarka? Not Quite

BOOM found that the images are unrelated and not from the same underwater site.

1 Oct 2019 2:04 PM GMT

Message Claiming Facebook Will Take Over Your Photos Is A Hoax

The bogus message has been revived several times over the past decade.

19 Aug 2019 10:52 AM GMT

Viral Message Claiming RBI Cancelled Leaves Of Its Officers Is False

The RBI dismissed the viral message and said no such order cancelling leaves had been issued by the central bank.

18 Aug 2019 5:21 AM GMT

Viral WhatsApp Forward Promising Free Solar Panels Is Fake

BOOM found that the online form was a hoax to dupe people into providing their information on a fake website.

24 July 2019 10:57 AM GMT

Viral Posts Claiming Kolkata NRS Medical College's Doctor Has Succumbed To Injuries Are False

BOOM spoke to Sourav Datta, a junior doctor from NRS Medical College, who rubbished such rumours doing the rounds.

17 Jun 2019 1:12 PM GMT

1098 Is Not A Helpline To Pick Up Leftovers: Viral Hoax Revived

1098 is in fact a helpline for street children in distress created by the CHILDLINE India Foundation.

7 Jun 2019 7:37 AM GMT

Rumours About Arun Jaitley’s Health Go Viral, PIB Clarifies

With Arun Jaitley missing the BJP celebrations on winning the Lok Sabha elections, reports speculated he was in poor...

27 May 2019 8:38 AM GMT

Hoax Call Puts Karnataka On High Alert, Police Arrest Caller

The DGP Karnataka issued a letter warning of attacks but it was later found the call that prompted the letter was a

27 April 2019 9:53 AM GMT

Momo Challenge A Hoax But Peppa Pig-Momo Edited Videos Still On YouTube

BOOM's fact-check shows that while the Momo challenge continues to be a hoax, prank videos by individual users where...

8 March 2019 2:29 PM GMT

Hoax Message Claims Cops Plant Drugs In Car Trunk To Extort Money

A viral message about police planting drugs in a car under the pretext of inspecting the trunk is a hoax. The message...

23 Nov 2018 11:44 AM GMT

Child Kidnapping Rumours Revived With Unrelated Images, WhatsApp Audio Messages

Child kidnapping rumours make a comeback. This time with a message in Malayalam.

16 Nov 2018 2:07 PM GMT

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