West Bengal has emerged as a politically crucial state ahead of the 2019 election. With 42 seats to the Lok Sabha, the state will be key to the fortunes of the BJP which is looking to make handsome inroads, and the TMC which aims to retain its stranglehold. Alongside the parties’ campaigns, …Read more ......
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While BOOM couldn't find any news report attributing the viral quote to Urmila Matondkar, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel called the prime minister mentally unstable for his 'bhrastachari' jibe at Rajiv Gandhi.Read more at ......
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Gujarat police confirmed to BOOM that the video is from an incident after two groups clashed causing police to lathi charge and arrest people.Read more at ......
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A video of a minibus catching fire on a street is being shared on social media. “There was a couple in a car. The lady sprayed perfume on her body. The man next to her was smoking… causing an explosion! With the fire burning, and the door couldn’t be opened to escape, …Read more at ......
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The 2019 Lok Sabha elections have entered the 5th phase and among the constituencies that are in polls is West Bengal. The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress are taking each other head-on in the state, with the Prime Minister himself involved in the campaigning. On May 6, he targetted the …Read m......
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BOOM spoke to Narendra Modi's younger brother, Prahlad Modi, who claimed that neither him, nor any of his siblings have ever filed an FIR against the current PM.Read more at ......
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Were members of ISKCON, the Krishna cult, assaulted by police in West Bengal A video has been circulating aggressively on social media platforms over the past couple of days. It shows some men wearing saffron robes, being harassed by men in khaki uniform. Violent attack on ISKCON members by West Bengal Police. …......
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On 8th of March 2019, four IIT-Delhi entrepreneurs launched a product called ‘Sanfe Period Pain Relief Roll-On’ that claimed to help with menstrual pain. The start-up group (Redroom Technology Private Limited) who launched the Sanfe claimed to have an FDA approval, after which an Alt News Science investigation re......
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Viral post claims Anna Hazare asked if Kejriwal was slapped only once. In the video, Anna was referring to an incident where Sharad Pawar was slapped in 2011Read more at ......
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“ – (If our govt is voted out of power then I will set the whole country on fire -translated)”, reads a statement ascribed to UP CM Yogi Adityanath in a supposed screengrab of a news channel. One Pinku Giri …Read more at ......
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A video showing a group of youngsters thrashing a youth in the name of birthday bumps has gone viral with a claim that the blows claimed the youth's lifeRead more at ......
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BOOM had previously debunked this video when it was being falsely shared as a man apprehended after the bombings in Sri Lanka.Read more at ......
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While many fact-checks have been written on the fake image, hardly any have verified details about the real photo that was used to create it.Read more at ......
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India Today Anti Fake News Room (AFWA) couldn't find any such statement made by Shukla publicly, and the actor has also denied making this claim.Read more at ......
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