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 ...
Bihar's Rituraj Choudhary Did Not Hack Google, He Simply …
WEBFeb 7, 2022 · Social media is rife with a claim that Rituraj Choudhary, a B.Tech student from IIT Manipur, had hacked Google for 51 seconds. The posts also claim that Choudhary was then offered a job from Google with "a Rs 3.66 crore package". BOOM found this claim to be false; past news reports on Choudhury state that he had reported a …
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 …
Who Is Sambhaji Bhide & Why PM Narendra Modi Admires Him
WEBJan 3, 2018 · Sambhaji Bhide earlier known as Manohar Bhide is an 85-year old pro-Hindutva mass leader from Sangli and a follower of 17th century Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Known as Guruji amongst his followers, Bhide has a huge following in the districts of Sangli, Satara and Kolhapur of Maharashtra.
No, Muslims Groups Did Not Tell A Court Halal Means Spitting In …
WEBDec 17, 2021 · BOOM found that the viral message has misrepresented an allegation made by a Hindu petitioner as an admission by Muslims groups. A viral forward claiming that during a court hearing in Tamil Nadu Muslim groups admitted that the process of 'halal' is complete only by spitting on food, is false and misleading. …
Viral Video Claiming Narayana Murthy Has Launched A Trading …
WEBSep 22, 2023 · A video claiming Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy launched an AI-based trading platform to "help Indians have a stable passive income" is fake and part of a phishing scam. The video shows Murthy talking to press persons with an overlaid audio claiming he has launched a new trading platform. The post hyperlinks to …
Viral Message Claiming Hindenburg Research Banned In The US Is …
WEBFeb 14, 2023 · Hindenburg Research - the activist short-selling firm that has targeted the Adani Group causing a massive meltdown in its stocks on the exchanges has not been banned from putting out research on United States (US)-based firms, as claimed by a viral message in India. The firm's founder, Nate Anderson, also took to …
Explained: What Is 5G And Why It Is Important For India's Economy
WEBJul 22, 2020 · As per a study by IHS Markit, 5G technology will have an impact on global GDP (between 2020 and 2035) that is roughly equivalent to adding an economy the size of India to the present global economy. The value chain associated with 5G technology will amount to $3.5 trillion (in today's dollars) of output and it will create 22 million new jobs.