Md Mahfooz Alam

Md Mahfooz Alam works as a Fact-Check journalist at the NewsMeter. A news buff with a keen interest in politics and history. He enjoys working on investigative stories and debunking mis/disinformation. He learned Fact-Checking skills at The Quint and has been monitoring and busting fake news/claims for the last two years.

    Md Mahfooz Alam

    Fact Check: Old video of SRK pushing fan falsely linked to upcoming movie Dunki
    Fact Check: Old video of SRK pushing fan falsely linked to upcoming movie 'Dunki'

    NewsMeter found that the video is from 2016 and has no links to Dunki.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 4 Oct 2023 6:39 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Did NASA astronaut drop the ball and expose NASA’s ‘fake International Space Station’?
    Fact Check: Did NASA astronaut drop the ball and expose NASA’s ‘fake International Space Station’?

    The viral video is clipped and is being shared with misleading context.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 3 Oct 2023 12:40 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Video of flood water in New York pouring onto running train underground is not recent
    Fact Check: Video of flood water in New York pouring onto running train underground is not recent

    NewsMeter found that the video is indeed from New York but dates back to 2021.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 3 Oct 2023 10:18 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Old videos shared as visuals of recent floods in New York, USA
    Fact Check: Old videos shared as visuals of recent floods in New York, USA

    The video of the flooded subway is from New York but from 2021. The video of the flooded supermarket is reportedly from New Zealand.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 2 Oct 2023 11:56 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Viral video does not feature three generations of Russian gymnasts from same family
    Fact Check: Viral video does not feature three generations of Russian gymnasts from same family

    The claim of the three gymnasts being the grandmother, mother, and daughter is false.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 2 Oct 2023 10:26 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Is famous singer Jonita Gandhi daughter of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi?
    Fact Check: Is famous singer Jonita Gandhi daughter of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi?

    Priyanka Gandhi is married to Robert Vadra, a Delhi-based businessman. The couple has a daughter named Miraya Vadra and a son named Raihan Vadra.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 30 Sep 2023 9:56 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Did Virat Kohli announce throwing a bash for Pakistan cricket team?
    Fact Check: Did Virat Kohli announce throwing a bash for Pakistan cricket team?

    NewsMeter found that the post was made by a parody account impersonating Virat Kohli.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 30 Sep 2023 6:50 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Viral video of Priyanka Gandhi criticising Congress-led Chhattisgarh govt is clipped
    Fact Check: Viral video of Priyanka Gandhi criticising Congress-led Chhattisgarh govt is clipped

    The video had been clipped to manipulate Priyanka’s speech. In the full and original video of her speech, she praises the Chhattisgarh government and...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 29 Sep 2023 1:01 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Pakistani cricket team was not welcomed with ‘murdabad’ slogans at Hyderabad Airport
    Fact Check: Pakistani cricket team was not welcomed with ‘murdabad’ slogans at Hyderabad Airport

    The viral video had been doctored by adding audio of people shouting anti-Pakistan slogans.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 29 Sep 2023 10:27 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Old image of singer Shubh featured on a Times Square billboard shared as recent
    Fact Check: Old image of singer Shubh featured on a Times Square billboard shared as recent

    NewsMeter found that Subh's image did feature on a Times Square billboard in 2022.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 28 Sep 2023 12:27 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Viral video does not feature Waheeda Rahman dancing to a Bollywood song
    Fact Check: Viral video does not feature Waheeda Rahman dancing to a Bollywood song

    NewsMeter found it does not feature Waheeda Rehman. It shows Sunila Ashok, a teacher who became a dancer after retirement.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 28 Sep 2023 9:19 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Time magazine cover comparing Trudeau to Hitler is morphed
    Fact Check: Time magazine cover comparing Trudeau to Hitler is morphed

    NewsMeter found that the cover page has been digitally morphed. Time has not published any such edition comparing Trudeau to Hitler.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 27 Sep 2023 11:23 AM GMT


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