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A section verifying the factual accuracy of questioned reporting and statements.
The award was presented to Santosh George Jacob, Coordinating Editor at Manorama Online.
It appears a trimmed video of Karnataka Deputy CM responding to 'exit polls' was taken out of context.
Yadhu approached the court after the police had declined to register a case against the Mayor.
BOOM found that in the unedited clip, Narendra Modi is narrating a story of a robber and not talking about himself.
A reverse image check of the photograph led us to a similar picture on Shutterstock, a stock image/footage provider.
We spoke to Surendran's office to check the veracity of the message. They said that the BJP leader had not made such a statement.
The Fact-Check Unit was notified on March 20 under Information Technology Rules, 2021.
The unit to identify fake and false content on social media concerning the business of the Union government.
The now-viral post claims that ₹17 crore was sanctioned for the MP Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), but only ₹5 crore had been actually spent. The allegation is that the utilisation has been below 30%.
Mohammed Zubair is the co-founder of a fact-checking website.