BOOM Fact Check: Debunking Misinformation and Fake news
WEBBOOM Fact Check: A premier destination for factchecking and debunking fake news and misinformation in India. As a trusted authority, BOOM specializes in debunking fake news and viral falsehoods found in photos and videos on social media, ensuring information integrity through rigorous verification processes.
What Data Says About How Middle Class Is Defined In India
WEBJan 21, 2023 · Middle-class households earn from ₹5 lakhs to ₹30 lakhs a year. Aspiring households earn from ₹1.25 lakhs to ₹5 lakhs annually. Destitute households earn below ₹1.25 lakhs annually. Their survey had an average household of 4.6 persons. The middle-class forms 55% in metros, 52% in boom towns and 43% in niche cities, with India's 63 ...
Fact-Checking 'Sir' Origins: Debunking 'Slave I Remain' Myth
WEBMay 7, 2017 · Debunking the Myth: 'Slave I Remain' Is Not the True Meaning of 'Sir'. BOOM found no credible source that links the word sir to 'slave I remain'. However, a blog by freelance journalist and writer Udaylal Pai, makes that claim. Pai says sir means 'slave I remain', in French. (Some sites state that 'sir' is derived from the Middle French ...
Graphic Images of Kolkata Doctor’s Rape, Murder On X: What Do …
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Graphic Images of Kolkata Doctor’s Rape, Murder Circulate on X. A post-graduate trainee doctor was brutally raped and murdered while on duty at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. Disturbing images of the doctor's body have been circulated on social media platform X, showing her …
Instagram To Telegram: Predators Are Selling Child Sex Abuse …
WEBJul 10, 2024 · Instagram accounts that post sexualised images of Indian children lead viewers to Telegram channels, where people sell child sex abuse content for anywhere between Rs 40 to- Rs 5,000. In the last month, Decode investigated a sample of these Telegram channels, connected to Instagram accounts, that share child sex abuse videos.
Explained: Why Are Indians Getting Shorter? | BOOM
WEBOct 4, 2021 · Barring the heights of women between the ages of 26-50, which increased by 0.13 cm, the average height of Indians declined. The height of women between 15-25 decreased by 0.12 cm, and heights of men between 15-25 and 26-50 decreased by 1.10 cm and 0.86 cm respectively. In the same period, the …
Tausif Akbar, Senior Fact Checker, BOOM
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Tausif Akbar is Senior Fact-checker at Boom Bangladesh. He is a Media Literacy trainer (TOT), Digital Sherlock along with Reality & Fact-checking. Tausif has been working on fact-checking and media watchdog for the past three years. His areas of expertise are OSInt, SocMInt, Geolocating, Prebunking; detect AI-Deepfake, CGI, DCS, GAN & generated content.
FactCheck: Comparisons Of LPG At ₹410 In 2014 And ₹1103 Today ...
WEBSep 5, 2023 · Several viral tweets, showing that a cylinder of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) costed ₹410 in 2014 and ₹1103 today is misleading. The comparison is an apple to oranges comparison as the 2014 figure represents what consumers paid after a receiving a subsidy compared to the 2023 figure, which represents what consumers paid at the market price.
Breaking News Today: Read Latest News from India and World
WEBUK Anti-Immigration Riots: Social Media Amplifies Hate Propaganda. - By The Conversation | 5 Aug 2024 8:23 AM GMT. Your trusted source for the latest news and information on top stories, India, World, Sports, Tech and Health.
Deepfake Video Of Biden Cursing After Dropping Out Of Race …
WEBJul 22, 2024 · FACT CHECK The video is a deepfake, created by synthesising Biden's voice and manipulating his lip movements to match the fake audio. The original video was an address given by Biden on July 15, 2024, after an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. PBS News, whose logo appears in the altered video, confirmed the video is fake and condemned its unauthorized use.