- Anmol Alphonso

Aug 23, 2024 | boomlive.in | - Anmol Alphonso |Nivedita Niranjankumar |Anmol Alphonso

Video shows Badlapur sexual assault accused Ashraf Hussain being beatenBOOM found that the man being beaten up in the viral video is not the accused in the Badlapur school sexual assault case as being claimed in social media posts. BOOM reached out to Thane Police Commissioner Ashutosh Dumbre, who stated that the communal claim is false and that the accused arrested is Akshay Shinde.

Jun 12, 2024 | boomlive.in | - Anmol Alphonso |Shefali Srivastava |Pranesh Roy |Anmol Alphonso

A video of a bulldozer driver, who was arrested for bulldozing toll booths on the Delhi-Lucknow highway in Uttar Pradesh, is being shared on social media with a false and communal claim that the accused driver is a Muslim. BOOM reached out to Hapur Police, Uttar Pradesh who confirmed that the accused JCB driver's name is Dheeraj, and confirmed that he is not a Muslim.

Apr 17, 2024 | boomlive.in | - Anmol Alphonso |Rohit Kumar |Anmol Alphonso

A video of a drone footage of building rooftops shot by Ranchi Police is being shared on social media with a false and communal claim that the footage showed Muslim houses kept stones on rooftops to attack Ram Navami processions in Ranchi on the day of the festival. BOOM spoke to Ranchi Police who denied the viral claim stating that there is no communal angle to the incident.

Mar 27, 2024 | boomlive.in | - Anmol Alphonso |Rohit Kumar |Anmol Alphonso

A video of a press conference by a group under the banner of "Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh" is being shared on social media with the false claim that the RSS led by Mohan Bhagwat has extended its support to the opposition I.N.D.I.A alliance and the Congress Party against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). BOOM found that the group which shares the same name with Bhagwat's RSS is not affiliated to it. The Mohan Bhagwat led RSS is the ideological parent of the BJP.

Mar 4, 2024 | boomlive.in | - Anmol Alphonso |Rohit Kumar |Anmol Alphonso

An old video of Aaj Tak news anchor Chitra Tripathi, has been overlaid with a fake audio to make a false claim that based on a News24 survey, Tripathi is predicting a Congress victory in the upcoming general elections. BOOM found that the scene viral video is from July 2023, a clip from Tripathi's TV debate show 'Dangal' on Aaj Tak, where she was responding to panelist Manojit Mandal after he alleged that the ethnic violence in Manipur was not covered by the channel.