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A non-profit, non-commercial social service to report #Hoaxes, Misinformation, Disinformation, #FakeNews and Closed/Outdated social media posts.

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Attending a conference where entire audience is police officers. Feeling like hindi film villains where in the last scene, police will come and say - hathiyar daal do, police ne tumko charon taraf se gher liya hai. BTW, 1st slide of my talk has two most iconic villains.
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Deputy leader of the Nobel committee Asle Toje had already clarified in 2023 that it's a FAKE NEWS. But ANI didn't publish this video. Here is the video
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Nobel prize committee member speaks about the prospects of our Prime Minister getting the Nobel Prize 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
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‘Fake News se darr nahi lagta saheb, Wo toh humare apne hain...’ ‘Fact Checkers se lagta hai..’ ~Govt
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ಸೈಬರ್ ಅಪರಾಧ ಜಾಗೃತಿ ಕುರಿತು ಉಪ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಆಯುಕ್ತರು ಅಪರಾಧ, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರ ರವರಿಂದ ಮನವಿ. ನಿಮ್ಮ ಓ.ಟಿ.ಪಿ/ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಖಾತೆ ವಿವರಗಳು/ಕ್ರೆಡಿಟ್ ಕಾರ್ಡ್ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಯಾರೊಂದಿಗೂ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಡಿ. ನೀವು ಯಾವುದೇ ಸೈಬರ್ ವಂಚನೆಗೆ ಒಳಗಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ ತಕ್ಷಣ #Namma112 ಗೆ ಕರೆ ಮಾಡಿ.
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The claim also falsely stated that Pardiwala himself was a Congress MLA, and a speaker in the 7th Gujarat Assembly, whereas it was his father Burjorji Cawasji Pardiwala who held these positions. boomlive.in/fact-check/justi…
Old Photo Of Sonia Gandhi With Ex-CJI Balakrishnan Falsely Shared As Justice Pardiwala | BOOM

Old Photo Of Sonia Gandhi With Ex-CJI Balakrishnan Falsely Shared As Justice Pardiwala | BOOM

The claim also falsely stated that Pardiwala himself was a Congress MLA, and a speaker in the 7th Gujarat Assembly, whereas it was his father Burjorji Cawasji Pardiwala who held these positions.

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A longer version of the video shows #JoeBiden shaking hands with Modi at the Quad summit in Tokyo. #FakeNews #BOOMFactCheck boomlive.in/fact-check/polit…

Video Showing US President Biden Snubbed PM Modi At Quad Summit Is Cropped | BOOM

A longer version of the video shows Biden shaking hands with Modi at the Quad summit in Tokyo.

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A viral audio of a Ram bhajan is being shared with the false claim that it is Prime Minister #NarendraModi's voice. #FakeNews #BOOMFactCheck boomlive.in/fact-check/polit…
No, This Viral Audio Of Ram Bhajan Was Not Sung By PM Narendra Modi

No, This Viral Audio Of Ram Bhajan Was Not Sung By PM Narendra Modi

BOOM found that the bhajan heard in the viral video was sung by Pujya Prembhushanji Maharaj.

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A viral message claiming #SupremeCourt lawyer #HarishSalve has warned of an impending civil war after the passage of important bills such as Population Control Bill, is fake and has been falsely attributed to the senior advocate. #FakeNews #BOOMFactCheck boomlive.in/fact-check/fact-…
Message On Population Control, CAA And BJP Attributed To Harish Salve Fake | BOOM

Message On Population Control, CAA And BJP Attributed To Harish Salve Fake | BOOM

BOOM reached out to Harish Salve's office which confirmed that the message is fake.

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A 2019 video of a group of Muslim men fighting outside a mosque in Medina, #SaudiArabia before #iftar reportedly over seating arrangements is being shared with the misleading claim that it is recent. #FakeNews #BOOMFactCheck boomlive.in/fact-check/polit…
2019 Video From Saudi Arabia Of A Fight During Iftar Revived As Recent

2019 Video From Saudi Arabia Of A Fight During Iftar Revived As Recent

BOOM found that the viral video dates back to May 2019 and is from outiside a mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia

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An old video of a robbery-cum-murder in Delhi captured on CCTV has been shared with a false communal spin. The accused hailed from both Hindu and Muslim communities. #AltNewsFactCheck | @akhmxt altnews.in/old-robbery-murde…
Old robbery-murder video from Delhi shared with misleading communal spin

Old robbery-murder video from Delhi shared with misleading communal spin

A 2:20 minute-long CCTV clip where two youth are brutally attacked by five assailants is viral on social media as an incident from Delhi’s Sangam Vihar. The video is viral with the claim that the...

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This was not from official #Swiggy @swiggy_in @SwiggyCares
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Two videos were shared with the claim that Muslims vandalised Naopara Mahishasur Railway Station in West Bengal after a train's horn "interrupted" namaz. This is false. The videos are old and related to anti-CAA protests.
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A collage of photos showing #IndianArmy personnel taking part in an Iftar indoors, is being shared on Facebook with a false and communal claim that the Hindu symbol of 'Om' was placed inside a mosque. #FakeNews #BOOMFactCheck boomlive.in/fact-check/polit…
Photo Of Indian Army's Iftar Peddled With False And Communal Claim | BOOM

Photo Of Indian Army's Iftar Peddled With False And Communal Claim | BOOM

BOOM spoke to Defence PRO Srinagar who confirmed that the room seen in the photos is not a mosque but a prayer hall for all faiths.

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A 2020 video from Howrah, #WestBengal, showing a group of men reciting the azan (Islamic call to prayer) on a street is being shared with a misleading claim that it is recent. #FakeNews #BOOMFactCheck boomlive.in/fact-check/polit…

Old Video Of Azan Recital On The Road Linked To Loudspeaker Ban | BOOM

BOOM found that the viral video is from Howrah, West Bengal and dates back to April 2020.

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A two-year old video of youngsters brandishing swords during a bike rally has been revived with claims that it is a recent incident where police personnel prevented a riot from happening in #Assam. #FakeNews #BOOMFactCheck boomlive.in/fact-check/2020-…
Old Video Of Bike Rally With Swords In Assam Viral As Recent

Old Video Of Bike Rally With Swords In Assam Viral As Recent

BOOM found that the video is from Assam’s Tinsukia district where a bike rally with swords was conducted in August, 2020.

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@AltNews29 Apr 2022
At least a 2-year-old video of people loudly reciting Azan in public while maintaining social distancing was linked to ongoing loudspeakers controversy. Locals told #AltNewsFactCheck the video was shot during lockdown in West Bengal when mosques were shut. altnews.in/old-video-from-ho…
Old video from West Bengal falsely linked to ongoing mosque loudspeakers controversy

Old video from West Bengal falsely linked to ongoing mosque loudspeakers controversy

Earlier this month, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray issued a warning to the Maharashtra government to remove loudspeakers installed in mosques by May 3 or else the party would...

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Two screenshots of tweets purportedly shared from #ElonMusk's official twitter handle are viral on social media platforms with captions falsely claiming that Musk is now planning to buy #Facebook and delete it later. #FakeNews #Twitter boomlive.in/fact-check/world…
Did Elon Musk Tweet He Would Buy And Then Delete Facebook? A FactCheck | BOOM

Did Elon Musk Tweet He Would Buy And Then Delete Facebook? A FactCheck | BOOM

BOOM found that the viral screenshots are digitally altered.

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A video from Gujarat of a Muslim woman made to do sit-ups by the road is viral with a false claim that she is being punished for pelting stones in #MadhyaPradesh. #FakeNews #BOOMFactCheck boomlive.in/fact-check/polit…

Old Video Of Woman Made To Do Sit-Ups Falsely Viral As Khargone | BOOM

BOOM found that the video shows an incident from 2020 where the women was punished for violating pandemic lockdown rules.

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Stop posting this fake quote please.
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A fake quote defending child rapists has been falsely ascribed to journalist #RanaAyyub claiming that she had criticised the Indian government for 'bringing ordinance for death to child rapists'. #FakeNews #BOOMFactCheck boomlive.in/fact-check/rana-…
Did Journalist Rana Ayyub Defend 'Minor Child Rapists'? A FactCheck

Did Journalist Rana Ayyub Defend 'Minor Child Rapists'? A FactCheck

BOOM found that the viral screenshot of a tweet ascribing the fake statement to Ayyub was tweeted from a parody handle.

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