Case #1 · viral-video2026-05-06
Bihar Video, Bengal Story
Economic TimesRepublic TVNews18 MalayalamOpIndia Hindi
Verdict
False
BOOM traced the video to Muzaffarpur, Bihar, rather than West Bengal.
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Case #2 · clipped-context2025-11-17
The Video Was Real. The News18 Label Wasn't.
News18
Verdict
Misleading
BOOM found the video was real and dated to 2014. The problem was News18's characterisation of the authentic video as a deepfake.
Case #3 · communal-misreporting2025-07-10
Islamic Flag ≠ Pakistan Flag
News18 BiharDainik BhaskarOpIndia
Verdict
False
Alt News found the flag was an Islamic flag, not Pakistan's national flag. The local police station in-charge also said it was not the Pakistani national flag and that the video's location was still under investigation.
Case #4 · war-coverage2025-06-19
China Fire, Iran Headline
Republic TV
Verdict
False
BOOM traced the footage to China and found it was unrelated to the Israel-Iran conflict.
Case #5 · international2025-06-19
US Army Parade Invite That Never Happened
News18Times of IndiaIndia Today
Verdict
False
Alt News found the claim was false and documented the outlets that published it.
Case #6 · fake-document2025-05-16
Fake Türkiye Notice Gets a Newsroom
News18
Verdict
False
BOOM found the notice was fake. News18 reported the viral document as a genuine Turkish government advisory.
Case #7 · war-coverage2025-05-09
Islamabad Captured? Not So Fast.
CNN-News18OneIndiaSudarshan News
Verdict
False
BOOM found no evidence that Islamabad had been captured or that Shehbaz Sharif had surrendered. The reports were part of a wider wave of false wartime reporting.
Case #8 · fake-document2025-05-02
The Fake PMO Letter That Became TV News
Times NowRepublic TV
Verdict
False
BOOM found the letter was fake. The report was attributed to Times Now and Republic TV and treated a fabricated document as genuine news material.
Case #9 · viral-video2025-04-25
A Viral 'Last Video' Becomes a News Asset
NDTVNews18News24Times NowMint
Verdict
False
Alt News documented that the video belonged to another couple and had been recorded before the attack.
Case #10 · war-coverage2025-04-24
Old Image, New Pahalgam Headline
India TodayAaj TakTimes NowNews18
Verdict
False
BOOM found that the image was old and unrelated to the Pahalgam attack, despite being used by multiple news outlets in coverage of the incident.
Case #11 · viral-video2025-04-24
The 'Last Video' That Wasn't
Times NowFree Press JournalNews18Mint
Verdict
False
BOOM identified the couple as Ashish Sehrawat and Yashika Sharma. The video was recorded on 14 April 2025, eight days before the attack.
Case #12 · fake-document2024-11-07
Fake Letter, Real TV Segment
Republic TV
Verdict
False
BOOM found the document was fabricated. Yunus's genuine congratulatory message did not contain the claimed phrase.
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