BOOM Fact Check: Debunking Misinformation and Fake news
BOOM 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.
Fact-Checking 'Sir' Origins: Debunking 'Slave I Remain' Myth
May 7, 2017 · The word 'sir' was first used around the 13th century, according to Merriam Webster's site. (publishers of The Merriam-Webster Dictionary) The 13th century marker establishes that 'sir' has been in existence several centuries before India was colonized.
APAAR ID: Is India Ready for a National Digital ID System for …
Nov 5, 2024 · How does APAAR work? The system assigns each student a 12-digit identification number, similar to Aadhaar, India's biometric ID system. Students must provide their Aadhaar numbers to generate their APAAR IDs, which then become digital …
CSAM Investigation: Instagram To Telegram: Predators Are Selling …
Jul 10, 2024 · By the time Iyer found a way to file an FIR, the parents had backed down. “They didn’t want to face more harassment,” she told Decode. India is one of the largest creators and consumers of CSAM content, a 2019 New York Times investigation found.The American nonprofit, National Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), released a report in 2019 revealing the number of online child ...
What Data Says About How Middle Class Is Defined In India
Jan 21, 2023 · What does being middle-class mean? Here's what several private and academic authors have to say about what being middle-class in India means. PRICE Research: Estimates published by People Research on India’s Consumer Economy (PRICE Research) think-tank, divides income-earning households in India in four categories. Affluent households earn more than ₹30 lakhs a year
Claim On Muslims Making Up 84% Of India's Population By 2041 …
Jul 8, 2024 · According to the 2011 Census data, the population percentage of Muslims in the country is 17.22 crores or 14.2%, and for Hindus, it is 96.63 crores or 79.8%.. In absolute numbers, the Hindu population remains the largest religious group in the country. In 1951, when the first census of independent India was conducted, India had a …
Explained: Why Are Indians Getting Shorter? | BOOM
Oct 4, 2021 · The average height of Indians have significantly decreased over the last decade, notes a recent paper published in PLOS medical journal. Using the third and fourth National Family and Health Surveys, the researchers compared the heights of Indian citizens on the basis of age, sex, religion, types of caste or tribe, place of residence, wealth index, geography.
AI Visuals Peddled As Massive Swords Of Kumbhakarna Found In …
Nov 1, 2024 · ALSO READ: Old Video of Salman Khan Peddled As Threat Against Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Fact Check . BOOM tested each of the visuals on TrueMedia, a tool for journalists to detect visuals generated using artificial intelligence, which concluded that there is substantial evidence of using of AI tools for all the visuals present in the video.
Viral Video Claiming Narayana Murthy Has Launched A Trading …
Sep 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.
What Is ‘Digital Arrest’, A New Form Of Cybercrime?
Jan 4, 2024 · A new scam that has surfaced in the realm of cybercrime is like hypnotizing people who find themselves “digitally arrested” for days. Cyber police from four different states, including the national capital, have reported around four such cases in the past seven months.