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BOOM is an independent digital journalism initiative with a mission to fight misinformation and make the internet safer. We are India’s premier fact checking website, committed to bring to our readers verified facts rather than opinion. BOOM also writes pro-active fact files which serve to educate readers on key issues they might have questions about. Subjects that BOOM actively fact checks range from political, social, communal and health & medicine to products and services and even history.
A digitally altered photo of an elderly man with a turban is being shared falsely claiming that he does not have a moustache and is a Muslim who has disguised himself as a Sikh at the ongoing farmers' protest. The viral photo shows an elderly man with a turban and a beard but without a moustache. However, BOOM found a video from where the man can be seen with a moustache.
A video of a fight between two families in Maharastra's Ahmednagar has gone viral with a communal angle that a Hindu family was beaten up by Muslims for playing religious songs on loudspeakers. BOOM contacted Ahmednagar police who denied the communal angle and said that the fight was due to personal reasons and there is no religious angle to the same.
Is the woman in this viral image #ShaheenBagh's Bilkis Bano as claimed by Kangana Ranaut or Mohinder Kaur from the Farmers' Union? #BOOM's Archis Chowdhury and Swasti Chatterjee debunk this #viral claim here. Shaheen Bagh's Bilkis Bano Or Someone Else - Who Is The Woman In Viral Image From Farmers' Protest?
"Farmers have left their farming to participate in the dharna. They aren't daily wage workers. Kangana should refrain from lying about me and farmers," says #MohinderKaur, who was recently misidentified by Kangana Ranaut as #ShaheenBagh's dadi Bilkis Bano.
A 2017 image of Jat women protesters in Rohtak, Haryana, has resurfaced with claims that it is from the ongoing farmers' protest where women from Rajasthan have expressed solidarity. The image is viral in the backdrop of several narratives which state that the farmers' agitation has been driven by a Khalistani agenda; this is based on videos of men who can be heard citing former prime minister Indira Gandhi's assassination in a bid to threaten PM Modi. The image shows several women atop a tractor being driven by a woman. The photograph has been mischievously cropped to remove the Indian flag attached in front of the tractor. It has been doing the rounds on Twitter, with the caption, "Ladies from Rajasthan for #FarmersProtest Now define the limit of ਖਾਲਿਸਤਾਨ #GodiMedia" (Archive)
Was The Farmer In A Viral Video Injured In The Police Lathi-charge? | BOOM | Farmers Protest India Was an old farmer lathi-charged at the Farmers Protest in Punjab or is it propaganda as being claimed by prominent RW websites and figures? BOOM's Archis Chowdhury and Nivedita Niranjan kumar lays facts bare here.
Two protesters barged into the first match of the India VS #Australia ODI 2020 with placards saying 'No $ 1bn Adani Loan'. #BOOM spoke with Ben Burdett, part of the 'Stop #Adani Campaign' who was one of the two men to interrupt the match to understand why they were protesting against Adani.
Bank Deposit Insurance In India: Explained | BOOM | RBI | Bank | How To Keep Bank Deposits Safe? How safe are your bank deposits if your bank goes under or gets amalgamated? Banks pay premiums to the DICGC, an RBI subsidiary that insures deposits, which ensures you get a payout of up to INR 5 lakh. Watch this video to know more.
A photo from August 2019 showing a group of Sikhs holding a banner calling for the restoration of Article 370 and Article 35A is being shared by several right wing netizens falsely linking it to the ongoing farmers' protest in Delhi and Haryana. The viral image shows a banner that reads, 'restore Article 370, 35A' and 'we stand with Kashmir and Kashmiris'. The image has gone viral over the last 24 hours with the caption 'Farmers want article 370 and 35A to restored in Kashmir' and additional text expressing sarcasm.
Police Uses Water Canon To Stop Protesting Farmers | BOOM | Farmers Protests | Chalo Delhi | Farmers Central Govt claims the new Farm Bills will give farmers power to sell produce in open markets but farmers across many states are protesting the bills because it weakens MSP mechanisms. Watch how peaceful protests have turned ugly here.
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