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The terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, 2025 was the most fact-checked incident in April, accounting ...
BOOM found that the viral video was shot in December 2024 during a missile attack on Tel Aviv, Israel by Yemen's Houthis ...
The Indian Air Force confirmed to BOOM that the claim was false, with no capture of Squadron Leader Shivangi Singh by ...
BOOM found that the original video is from May 7, when Shehbaz Sharif addressed the National Assembly, praising the Pakistan ...
A fake press release under the letterhead of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan, announcing the death of ...
A tweet by a parody account of Wing Commander Vyomika Singh is being widely shared on Facebook as a real comment by her.
BOOM had debunked the same WhatsApp hoax in May 2017, which warned of ATM closures, also advising against online transactions ...
The viral video shows a 2021 Dubai explosion not a missile strike in Gujarat. A video of a port-like area under fire is viral ...
On May 8, 2025, Indian media reported false claims of military actions against Pakistan, including attacks on Karachi and Islamabad BOOM verified these claims and found them to be fabricated, with no ...
CLAIMVideo captures the damage caused by the Indian Armed Forces in Sialkot, Pakistan. FACT CHECKThe video is old and unrelated. It was recorded in Chile and shows a widlfire reported in the region in ...
CLAIMVideo shows the destruction of Karachi Port by Indian Naval Ship Vikrant in ongoing military escalations between India and Pakistan. FACT CHECKBOOM found the video is from January earlier this ...
FACT CHECKBOOM found that the image is from December 12, 2016, when a Turkish F-16 fighter jet crashed near an airport in the city of Diyarbakir. A 2016 photo from a Turkish F-16 fighter jet crash is ...