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Boom Factcheck Team

Were Smriti Irani’s comments on sanitary pads based on rumours floated by rightwing websites?

Some sites claimed that activist Rehana Fathima had planned to carry soiled napkins to the shrine. The activist denied the allegations.

Boom Factcheck Team
· Oct 24, 2018 · 01:03 pm
Fact check: In Kathua rape aftermath, Assam, Bihar police clarify claims made in social media posts

In Barpeta, the murder victim was not a minor and had probably not been raped. In Rohtas, the image of a child being circulated is not that of the survivor.

Boom Factcheck Team
· Apr 14, 2018 · 10:15 am
‘Stampede, stampede, stampede’: Nearly 100 tweets since 2013 prophesied tragedy at Elphinstone Road

Some tweets, which tagged the Railways as well as the Railways Minister, got standard replies.

Boom Factcheck Team
· Sep 29, 2017 · 10:03 pm