Tag: FightFAKENEWS
Fact Check: List of precautions issued by ICMR in view of...
In view of increasing COVID-19 cases in few states namely Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka and Delhi,...
Fact Check: ‘Lord Rama’ as ‘Nomad’ in Class VI History Text...
An information has the potential to become viral when it is presented with a touch of controversy. A picture of a text...
Fact Check: Young Doctor’s Last Post Viral on Social Media
A Twitter post has been doing round since 31st July 2020, claiming death of a young doctor from Covid-19 with an emotional...
FACT CHECK: Indo-China Border Faceoff in Ladakh and Sikkim
A misleading video of Indian and Chinese troops challenging each other and clashing in the Pangong Lake area of Ladakh has been...
Fact Check : No, ICMR has not issued the list of...
A WhatsApp message with the list of 21 dos and don’ts has been doing rounds on WhatsApp as an instruction released by...
Fact Check: Chaos Inside Air India Plane over Social Distancing
A video has been doing rounds on social media, showing the passengers inside a plane are arguing with flight attendants over the...
Fake News in the Time of Coronavirus, A Study by Boom
BOOM, India’s premier fact-checking website, recently released a data-driven study titled “Fake News in The Time of Coronavirus: A BOOM Study”. The study analysed...
Fact Check: Theft at a Jewellery Shop in Bowbazar, Kolkata
A video with a claim that a burglary has occurred at a Jewellery shop in Bowbazar, Kolkata. The message has been doing...
Sanitize Fake News, Sanitize Your Mind, Cartoon Characters ‘Pandemic’ and ‘Infodemic’...
Meet the two protagonists and cartoon characters Infodemic stating “the pandemic of fake news” and Pandemic “the coronavirus” said by Dr. Ankuran...
Fact Check: No, People in large numbers are not dying in...
A WhatsApp message with dangerous claims that the situation in the Taltola area in Central Kolkata is grave is doing rounds. The...
