2024-05-10 07:35
A statement praising Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by calling him the "hero of Indian politics" has been falsely attributed to senior Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) senior leader LK Advani.&n&hell…Read More
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BOOM is an independent digital journalism initiative. We are India’s premier fact checking website, committed to bring to our readers verified facts rather than opinion. When there is a claim, we will fact check it. We also report on stories and people who are fighting for individual rights, freedom of expression and the right to free speech. And some cool stuff when we are not doing that.
2024-05-10 03:30
In April, BOOM published 147 fact-checks across English, Hindi, and Bangla. The 2024 Lok Sabha general elections was the core topic of mis/disinformation accounting for 75.5% or 111 fact-che… Read More
2024-05-09 15:02
Claim: A video of group of people recording and accusing a few Indian Army personnel of forcing people to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party is being shared as a recent incident from the on… Read More
2024-05-09 14:50
Claim: A notice claiming to show Dubai-based Association of Sunni Muslims offering financial support to Muslims travelling to Karnataka to oust the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and… Read More
2024-05-09 10:34
A video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is viral with a false claim that it captures Gandhi's visit to the Ram temple in Ayodhya following his nomination filing from Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bare… Read More
2024-05-09 10:32
An old video showing an Islamic procession in London is viral online with the false claim that it shows Muslims celebrating the re-election of Sadiq Khan as the mayor of the city.BOOM found… Read More
2024-05-09 09:36
Over the past few weeks, videos posted by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on its social media platforms, such as Instagram and X, illustrate the Congress allegedly favouring India's minorit… Read More
2024-05-09 04:02
With the 18th Lok Sabha elections in full flow, the gloves are off for political parties, as they pour in massive amounts of money on social media advertisements. Meanwhile, content portrayi… Read More
2024-05-08 13:53
Claim: A photo of President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being shared on social media claiming that she accompanied PM Modi while he was filing his nomination for the 2… Read More
2024-05-08 10:24
An old video of group of people recording and accusing a few Indian Army personnel of forcing people to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, is being shared as a… Read More
2024-05-08 08:34
A fake notice claiming to show Dubai-based Association of Sunni Muslims offering financial support to Muslims travelling to Karnataka to oust the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and P… Read More
2024-05-07 14:05
Claim: A video purporting to show Congress workers in Karnataka burning an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and instead setting their lungis on fire is viral online.Fact: BOOM found th… Read More
2024-05-07 11:08
A cropped video of actor and Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kangana Ranaut is circulating with a false claim that it shows her accepting her defeat in the Lok Sabha elections as the crowd… Read More
2024-05-07 10:51
An old photo of President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being shared on social media falsely claiming that she accompanied Modi while he was filing his nomination for th… Read More
2024-05-07 07:04
As the country voted in the second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha election, social media users complained about the confusion over the voting process.We explain the process in 5 simple steps:Fi… Read More
2024-05-07 02:30
In a reel posted on Paltu Paltan, an Instagram account mocking opposition parties with 1 lakh 64 thousand followers, two Muslim men tell a Hindu man that if Congress comes to power, they wil… Read More
2024-05-06 13:29
Claims of rigging electronic voting machines (EVMs), claims of scrapping reservations, old videos and communal claims, were the dominant themes of misinformation in the second phase of polli… Read More
2024-05-06 12:36
Claim: An ad apparently for CEAT tyres with an anti-Modi tagline asking people to oust the Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the centre is viral.Fact: BOOM found t… Read More
2024-05-06 12:13
A cropped video of Mallikarjun Kharge, president of the Indian National Congress, is circulating with a false claim that it shows him revealing plans of the party to distribute people's weal… Read More
2024-05-06 10:52
Comedian Shyam Rangeela, known for his impersonation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, declared his candidacy for the Lok Sabha elections, last week, specifically choosing to run against the… Read More
2024-05-06 10:52
Comedian Shyam Rangeela, known for his impersonation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, declared his candidacy for the Lok Sabha elections, last week, specifically choosing to run against the… Read More
2024-05-06 09:58
An old video purporting to show Congress workers in Karnataka burning an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and instead setting their lungis on fire is viral online and is being falsely… Read More
2024-05-06 09:10
A disturbing video of a gym trainer assaulting a woman inside a gymnasium in West Bengal's Ranaghat has surfaced with captions falsely claiming that a Muslim trainer attacked Hindu girls.BOO… Read More
2024-05-05 12:03
2024-05-05 09:27
An old video featuring Allu Arjun at a New York event is being shared with a false claim that it shows the Telugu actor endorsing the Congress party during the current Lok Sabha elections.BO… Read More
2024-05-05 09:25
Footage from an accidental explosion in Ballari's Kalyan Jewellers during the refuelling of an air-conditioner is being shared on social media with the false claim that it is a terrorist att… Read More
2024-05-04 16:41
Claim: A video of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra talking about late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is viral, claiming that she said that voters in Amethi criticised him for not building… Read More
2024-05-04 11:47
An old video showing hate speech by a Muslim cleric in Bangladesh is being peddled with a false communal spin, linking it to the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.The viral video is being shared w… Read More
2024-05-04 07:28
An old ad for CEAT tyres has been edited to add a false anti-Modi tagline asking people to oust the Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the centre.BOOM found that th… Read More
2024-05-03 15:05
Claim: A video of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath apparently questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the 'mangalsutras' (a sacred thread worn by married Hindu women) of t… Read More
2024-05-03 13:46
A video purporting to show Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) leader Subhashini Ali praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and calling him a "beacon of peace" while criticising Rahul… Read More
2024-05-03 13:41
Personal issues and not the University officials or ABVP leaders led to PhD student Rohith Vemula death by suicide, the Telangana Police said while closing its probe in this case. Vemula was… Read More
2024-05-03 13:25
Claim: A photo purporting to show a press release by the Congress party officially declaring the names of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as the party's Lok Sabha candidates for Raeba… Read More
2024-05-03 12:02
A video of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra talking about late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is being shared with a misleading claim that she said that voters in Amethi criticized him for… Read More
2024-05-03 08:03
Claim: A WhatsApp forward claiming to raise awareness among voters by explaining concepts such as 'challenge vote' and 'tender vote', is viral on several social media platforms.Fact: BOOM fo… Read More
2024-05-03 07:07
DELHI, MANIPUR – Swami Laimayum, who was in Manipur when the internet was completely shut down in the aftermath of violence on May 3, 2023, was surprised to find that his sim card st… Read More
2024-05-03 06:57
A photo purporting to show Indian women soldiers eating together in the scorching heat in Barmer, Rajasthan is viral online as real. BOOM found that the photo has been created using gen… Read More
2024-05-02 16:30
Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna’s June 2023 request for a gag order on tape recordings of alleged sexual abuse has put the spotlight on gag orders - a legal instrument inte… Read More
2024-05-02 12:52
A video of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray being persuaded by local party members to address the crowd for a few minutes before leaving, is being shared with the false cla… Read More
2024-05-02 11:41
An old and unrelated video of a shootout in New Orleans, United States, is being falsely shared on social media as footage of the assassination of Canada-based gangster Satinderjeet Singh, a… Read More
2024-05-02 10:48
An old video of a bike rally in Odisha turning violent is being peddled with a false and communal claim that it shows an attack on Hindutva supporters for carrying out a bike rally with saff… Read More
2024-05-02 10:29
A doctored video of Yogi Adityanath quoting a remark by a Samajwadi Party (SP) leader questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the 'mangalsutras' (a sacred thread worn by ma… Read More
2024-05-01 12:44
A cropped video of West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is circulating with a misleading claim that it shows him asking people to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a… Read More
2024-05-01 09:52
A photo purporting to show a press release by the Congress party officially declaring the names of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as the party's Lok Sabha candidates for Raebareli an… Read More
2024-05-01 07:20
Claim: A video of Home Minister Amit Shah is being shared on social media claiming that it shows him promising to end reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Othe… Read More
2024-05-01 05:32
Rishabh Singh has lost over 50,000 rupees on illegal betting websites since the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) last month.Although it's not a big amount for the 35-year-old from Ne… Read More
2024-04-30 17:39
Claim: A viral screenshot claims to show India Today's Mood of the Nation survey predicted 17 Lok Sabha seats for the Samajwadi Party.Fact: BOOM found that it's an edited screenshot and the… Read More
2024-04-30 17:30
Claim: A quote purporting to show Jamyang Tsering Namgyal asked the people of Ladakh to forgive him for joining the Bharatiya Janata Party and supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi is vira… Read More
2024-04-30 17:19
Claim: A video showing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker from Chennai being thrashed is viral online as recent and is being connected to the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.Fact: BOOM found… Read More
2024-04-30 17:09
Claim: A video of Rahul Gandhi is viral online claiming that the Congress leader spoke of a census specifically for minorities.Fact: BOOM found that the viral video has been doctored to make… Read More
2024-04-30 16:59
Claim: A video of Congress leader and former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath is viral online claiming that he promised a mosque and the reinstatement of Article 370 to Muslims in… Read More
2024-04-30 16:40
Claim: A video purportedly showing Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami distributing cash in exchange for votes is viral online as recent.Fact: BOOM found that the video dates back… Read More
2024-04-30 16:29
Claim: A video of Rahul Gandhi is being shared on social media with a claim that the Congress leader promised to credit an annual sum of Rs 1 lakh to accounts of youngsters who spent time br… Read More
2024-04-30 16:14
Claim: A viral video shows actor Ranveer Singh criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi over rising unemployment and soaring inflation.Fact: BOOM found that the video is a deepfake. It… Read More
2024-04-30 16:02
Claim: A video of actor Aamir Khan purportedly criticising an old 2013 statement made by then prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi of depositing Rs 15 lakh in every Indian's bank accoun… Read More
2024-04-30 15:44
Claim: Amit Malviya, Bharatiya Janata Party's IT cell head claimed that a video of party candidate Dinesh Lal Yadav alias Nirahua making remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U… Read More
2024-04-30 15:30
Claim: An old photo of the former Indian men’s cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is being circulated online with a claim that it shows him urging people to vote for the Congres… Read More
2024-04-30 14:53
Claim: Several social media users claimed that Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra said 'sex' was the source of her energy. Fact: BOOM found that a careful hearing of the full vi… Read More
2024-04-30 13:33
An edited video of Home Minister Amit Shah went viral recently, falsely showing him promising an end to reservations for Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, and Other Backward Classes. While… Read More
2024-04-30 12:19
A recent study by Mozilla has highlighted that dating apps are increasingly disregarding strong privacy standards and are gathering an extensive amount of data to attract Gen Z users. Resear… Read More
2024-04-30 10:46
A video showing a polling agent press the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) button five times for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate during a mock poll is being shared with the mislead… Read More
2024-04-30 10:06
An old video of former Congress member and now supporter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Acharya Pramod Krishnam, speaking about ending caste-based reservation in India at a rally is viral… Read More
2024-04-29 10:25
Several old photos of prosthetic fingers from Japan are viral online with the false claim that they show "fake fingers" being used for voting fraud during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.BOO… Read More
2024-04-29 08:00
An old video of Home Minister Amit Shah talking about ending Muslim reservation in Telangana has been doctored and shared with the false claim that it shows him promising to end reservations… Read More
2024-04-28 08:43
An AI-generated voice clone of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is viral on the internet, where he can be heard swearing in as the Prime Minister of India. Congress supporters were found sharing… Read More
2024-04-27 08:43
A screenshot claiming to show India Today's Mood of the Nation survey predicting 17 Lok Sabha seats for the Samajwadi Party is edited. BOOM found that the original screenshot actually shows… Read More
2024-04-26 11:56
Manish Kashyap, the YouTuber from Bihar who was arrested, last year, over spreading 'fake videos' concerning attacks on Bihari migrants in Tamil Nadu, has now joined the BJP. He expressed th… Read More
2024-04-26 11:31
An old video of a man slamming an EVM control unit on the floor during the Karnataka Assembly elections has been revived with a misleading claim that the incident is recent and took place du… Read More
2024-04-26 07:30
Supreme Court on Friday rejected a batch of pleas seeking 100 per cent tally of votes cast on EVMs, votes by paper ballots and physically dropping VVPAT paper slips in ballot boxes. The top… Read More
2024-04-26 07:25
A viral quote purporting to show Jamyang Tsering Namgyal asked the people of Ladakh to forgive him for joining the Bharatiya Janata Party and supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is fake… Read More
2024-04-26 07:13
A video of actress turned politician Madhavi Latha where she says "I am not a woman," during an interview, is cropped and is being shared with a false claim that the Bharatiya Janata Party (… Read More
2024-04-25 13:16
Indian Overseas Congress chairman Sam Pitroda has managed to stir up a political controversy by alluding to the inheritance tax in the United States as an "interesting law". This prompted th… Read More
2024-04-25 13:03
An old video of hoardings featuring Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with an inverted tricolour is being shared with a false claim that it is part of the recent campaigning by the party… Read More
2024-04-25 12:51
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on April 21, in Banswara, Rajasthan, accused the Indian National Congress party of being taken over by “urban naxals”. He claimed that the Congress… Read More
2024-04-25 10:03
An old video showing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker from Chennai being thrashed is viral online as recent and is being falsely connected to the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.BOOM found… Read More
2024-04-24 08:13
An old video of a polling agent illegally casting votes for two women has resurfaced with a false claim that the incident is recent and happened during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
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2024-04-24 07:30
MANIPUR — Dylan, a young activist, was driving through the peripheries of Imphal, when he spotted his 18-year-old cousin dressed in black attire, holding a gun. The 18-year-old h… Read More
2024-04-24 06:52
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been accused of demagoguery, and dog-whistling by invoking religious symbols and anti-Muslim rhetoric… Read More
2024-04-23 12:49
A video of Rahul Gandhi talking about implementing a nationwide Socio-Economic and Caste Census to determine the contribution of backward castes, Scheduled Castes, Dalits, and minorities has… Read More
2024-04-23 12:21
An old video of Congress leader and former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath, claiming he promised a mosque and the reinstatement of Article 370 to Muslims in a meeting, is a deepf… Read More
2024-04-23 11:13
In July 2023, Himachal Pradesh and parts of Uttarakhand were reeling under severe floods. Tanushree Pandey - a journalist from Delhi, was in the field to report from these two ecologically-s… Read More
2024-04-23 08:41
An old video purportedly showing Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami distributing cash in exchange for votes is viral online as recent.BOOM found that the video dates back to 2022… Read More
2024-04-23 08:26
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently, in a campaign speech, misquoted former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's comments from a December 2006 speech, misleadingly claiming that the Congress le… Read More
2024-04-23 08:13
On April 5, 2024, BOOM Live travelled to Guwahati for its first-ever offline event in the north-east. The event titled “Fact-Checking Mel” served as an occasion for the launch of… Read More
2024-04-23 06:53
2024-04-22 09:24
A cropped video of Rahul Gandhi is being shared on social media with a false claim that the Congress leader promised to credit an annual sum of Rs 1 lakh to accounts of youngsters who spent… Read More
2024-04-22 08:57
An old video showing two men removing slips from VVPAT machines in a strong room, is being shared online with a false claim that it shows Bharatiya Janata Party members engaging in EVM (elec… Read More
2024-04-22 07:45
Last week, the official BJP Telangana handle shared a video on X encapsulating the history of 'reclaiming Lord Ram's birthplace' in Ayodhya, dating back 2000 years. The video, featuring Pepe… Read More
2024-04-21 11:12
An old photo of the former Indian men’s cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is being peddled online with a false claim that it shows him urging people to vote for the Congre… Read More
2024-04-21 09:44
An old video of Telugu actor Allu Arjun is being shared online with a false claim that it shows him campaigning in support of the Congress during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. BOOM f… Read More
2024-04-20 13:57
A viral WhatsApp forward, claiming to raise awareness among voters by explaining concepts such as 'challenge vote' and 'tender vote', is being falsely circulated across various social media… Read More
2024-04-20 11:40
An old video of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi critising the Uttar Pradesh police for alleged cases of police atrocities has been edited and is being… Read More
2024-04-20 11:22
An old video of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader being offered a garland of shoes by an elderly man during a campaign in Madhya Pradesh is being shared online falsely linking it to the… Read More
2024-04-20 08:00
An old video of a man pelting a stone at a poster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being shared online falsely linking it to the recently concluded first phase of voting for the Lok Sabha… Read More
2024-04-20 05:12
Social media posts claiming Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra said 'sex' was the source of her energy, are false and misleading.BOOM found that a careful hearing of the full video sho… Read More
2024-04-19 13:46
A digitally altered image showing a person from a crowd making an obscene gesture toward Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he waves at a crowd is circulating on social media. BOOM… Read More
2024-04-19 12:50
A video of a man holding his deceased child in his arms and cursing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the lack of facilities in his village which caused the death of his daughter, is viral on… Read More
2024-04-19 12:19
A set of photos claiming to show an opinion poll survey conducted by the polling agency Axis My India on the Lok Sabha 2024 elections are fake, and have not been released by the agency. The… Read More
2024-04-19 10:30
An image of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde eating with social media influencer Kamiya Jani has surfaced with false claims that the Shiv Sena leader ate mutton during the Navratri f… Read More
2024-04-19 10:06
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment on pleas seeking a 100 per cent VVPAT tally with votes cast on an Electronic Voter Machine (EVM). Minutes later, petitioner Arun Kumar Agrawal… Read More
