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Archis Chowdhury, Boomlive.in

Fact check: Did a Harvard study really praise Adityanath’s handling of the migrant crisis in UP?

Media outlets misled readers into believing that a report prepared by a Gurgaon-based institute was a study conducted by the prestigious US-based university.

Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in
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Archis Chowdhury, Boomlive.in
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Mohammed Kudrati, BoomLive.in
· Apr 18, 2021 · 07:30 pm
A matter of fact: New study shows how Indians respond to (mis)information on WhatsApp

The study is titled ‘I Don’t Think That’s True, Bro!’

Archis Chowdhury, Boomlive.in
· Feb 06, 2020 · 08:30 pm
As Indian passport falls one rank to 82 on the Henley Index, here’s how it has fared since 2014

The country’s ranking saw a sharp drop between 2015 and 2017.

Archis Chowdhury, Boomlive.in
· Oct 09, 2019 · 12:30 pm

From old videos to doctored photos, a barrage of fake news floods social media after Pulwama attack

‘BOOM’ does a round-up of all the misinformation that has been spread since February 14.

Archis Chowdhury, Boomlive.in
· Feb 18, 2019 · 08:48 pm