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2019 Video Passed Off As Violation Of Social Distancing Rules In Saudi ...

BOOM traced the original video to December 2019 and found that the claims were unrelated to lockdown or social

24 May 2020 11:48 AM GMT

Fake News

No, This Video Does Not Show Migrants Gathered At Uttar Pradesh Border

BOOM found that the video is from a 2019 Territorial Army recruitment drive held in Faizabad.

16 May 2020 10:31 AM GMT

Fake News

False: Video Shows Air India Flight Flouting Social Distancing Norms

BOOM found that the viral footage is from a Pakistan International Airlines flight and not taken on an Air India...

8 May 2020 10:44 AM GMT

Fact File

Confused About MHA's Notification About Reopening Of Shops? Read This

The reopening of shops come with some caveats, and are not applicable in containment zones, the BMC confirmed to BOOM.

25 April 2020 3:20 PM GMT

Coronavirus

Facemask Video Ad Claims Stock Image Personnel As Virus Infected

The FilterMax masks ad claims there was only a sole survivor of the virus from the family, due to their product.

15 April 2020 3:41 PM GMT

Coronavirus

Wearing Shoes Indoors Spiked COVID-19 Cases In Italy? A FactCheck

Health experts say that wearing shoes indoors cannot directly cause the novel Coronavirus infection to spread.

9 April 2020 9:02 AM GMT

Fake News

Did Kenya Rope In The Maasai Tribe To Enforce A Lockdown? A Fact Check

The video is made by Kenya-based YouTuber Arisa Nelson for creating awareness about maintaining social distance during...

8 April 2020 11:04 AM GMT

Coronavirus

False: Muslims Ignore COVID-19 Curfew, Convene At Mosque In Sri Lanka

Authorities had asked locals to gather at the mosque in Beruwala to receive testing for the novel Coronavirus.

8 April 2020 8:03 AM GMT

Coronavirus

1869 Poem Reprinted During Spanish Flu Pandemic Resurfaces In 2020?

The poem was first published online in March 2020 by a retired teacher in the US specifically about the COVID-19...

7 April 2020 8:03 AM GMT

Coronavirus

Old Video Revived With False Claims Of Mass Friday Prayers In China

The video is from 2011 and is not indicative of any gatherings post the Coronavirus pandemic.

5 April 2020 9:32 AM GMT

Fact File

A Pulmonologist's Perspective On COVID-19

'The portal of entry of the virus is a specific kind of receptor in the human lungs,' says Dr. Karan Madan to BOOM's...

3 April 2020 4:15 PM GMT

Coronavirus

No, Singapore Is Not Fining Those Flouting Social Distancing Rules

Government agencies overseeing the social distancing orders say there is no mention of spot fines for offenders.

3 April 2020 11:44 AM GMT