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WhatsApp Limits Frequently Shared Messages, New Search Option Soon

Frequently forwarded messages can only be forwarded to one chat at a time. A verification feature for such messages has...

7 April 2020 9:47 AM GMT

Fake News

India's Financial Year Has Not Been Extended To July 1

A government notification, extending the implementation of clauses in the Indian Stamp Act, is being misquoted as FY20...

31 March 2020 4:40 PM GMT

Fake News

Hoax Message Claims WhatsApp Group Admins Detained For Coronavirus...

Mumbai Police Spokesperson confirmed to BOOM that the message is a hoax.

31 March 2020 2:31 PM GMT

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India In Lockdown: Hoax Claiming Government Snooping On Messages...

The hoax message is being shared again after a national lockdown was declared to arrest the spread of the deadly...

25 March 2020 9:31 AM GMT

Fake News

Message Claiming Coronavirus Can Last Up To 8 Hours In Air Is...

The WhatsApp message uses a common misinformation tactic - where a genuine news article is shared with bogus text to...

23 March 2020 1:31 PM GMT

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3-Day Bank Strike Scheduled On March 11 Deferred:All You Need To Know

The strike, Holi and a non-working Saturday would have kept banking disrupted for a majority of March's 2nd week

4 March 2020 12:36 PM GMT

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Fake News Around Delhi Riots And Other News You Almost Believed

Here are the facts about images, videos and messages which were viral this week

1 March 2020 7:31 AM GMT

Fake News

Fake Rate Card For Marrying Non-Muslim Women Revived

BOOM had found that the rate card was fake and has been circulating online since 2012 with false claims.

28 Feb 2020 10:30 AM GMT

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Bank of Baroda's Licence Revoked? WhatsApp Messages Create Panic

Wrong interpretation of Calcutta HC's order to the RBI to take action against Bank of Baroda creates panic

19 Feb 2020 1:52 PM GMT

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How To Be A Fact Checking Warrior On WhatsApp? New Study Sheds Light

A study has revealed that user-driven corrections of misinformation on WhatsApp can go a long way in slowing its spread.

29 Jan 2020 12:11 PM GMT

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Child Kidnapping Up By 11% In 2018: NCRB

Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh account for 31% of all the victims of child kidnapping in the country.

19 Jan 2020 9:59 AM GMT

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Muslims Dominate AAP's Delhi Polls List? Party Says Not Their List

The party has refuted a viral list of 27 candidates, which is being given a communal angle

13 Jan 2020 9:21 AM GMT