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

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: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will play for 2027 World Cup, says Coach Gambhir? Here are the facts
    Fact Check: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will play for 2027 World Cup, says Coach Gambhir? Here are the facts

    A video has been circulating on social media, claiming it shows Coach Gambhir confirming the availability of Kohli and Rohit in the 2027 ODI World...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 8 Dec 2025 6:14 PM IST

    Fact Check: Putinā€™s visit to India - IAF escorts Russian Presidentā€™s aircraft before landing? Here are the facts
    Fact Check: Putinā€™s visit to India - IAF escorts Russian Presidentā€™s aircraft before landing? Here are the facts

    A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows IAF fighter jets escorting Russian President Putinā€™s aircraft as it enters Indian airspace.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 5 Dec 2025 5:06 PM IST

    Fact Check: Terrorist arrested for plotting blast in Bhopal? No, video is from Telugu film
    Fact Check: Terrorist arrested for plotting blast in Bhopal? No, video is from Telugu film

    A video has been circulating online, claiming to show Adil Kazmi, who was planning a blast in Bhopal, getting arrested in a joint operation by the CBI...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 5 Dec 2025 4:08 PM IST

    Fact Check: Mamata Banerjees supporter from Bangladesh wants to take over West Bengal? No, video is Al-generated
    Fact Check: Mamata Banerjee's supporter from Bangladesh wants to take over West Bengal? No, video is Al-generated

    A video has been circulating online, claiming to show a Bangladeshi man, also a Mamata Banerjee supporter, saying that their community will rule West...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 4 Dec 2025 6:40 PM IST

    Fact Check: Air Chief Marshal AP Singh praises Pakistanā€™s defence capabilities? No, letter is fabricated
    Fact Check: Air Chief Marshal AP Singh praises Pakistanā€™s defence capabilities? No, letter is fabricated

    A letter has been circulating online, claiming IAF Chief AP Singh has praised Pakistanā€™s defence capability.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 1 Dec 2025 8:03 PM IST

    Fact Check: Amit Shah asks Chandrababu Naidu to poach DK Shivakumar amid power tussle in Karnataka? Here are the facts
    Fact Check: Amit Shah asks Chandrababu Naidu to poach DK Shivakumar amid power tussle in Karnataka? Here are the facts

    A video has gone viral claiming it shows AP CM Naidu meeting Shivakumar at an airport recently amid the power struggle among Congress leaders in...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 30 Nov 2025 4:54 PM IST

    Fact Check: RSS attacks Catholic school in Telangana? No, video is from UP
    Fact Check: RSS attacks Catholic school in Telangana? No, video is from UP

    A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows RSS people attacking a Catholic school in Mancherial, Telangana.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 30 Nov 2025 2:04 PM IST

    Fact Check: Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk dies in extrajudicial killing? No, journalistsā€™ videos are AI-manipulated
    Fact Check: Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk dies in extrajudicial killing? No, journalistsā€™ videos are AI-manipulated

    Three videos featuring journalists Palki Sharma, Shiv Aroor and Jessica Goel have been circulating online, claiming to report about the death of...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 28 Nov 2025 6:41 PM IST

    Fact Check: President Murmu says minorities being targeted in India? No, speech video is AI-manipulated
    Fact Check: President Murmu says minorities being targeted in India? No, speech video is AI-manipulated

    A video of President Murmu has been circulating, claiming it shows her expressing concern over alleged restrictions on freedom of expression and...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 27 Nov 2025 4:49 PM IST

    Fact Check: Tejas fighter jet sent to Dubai Airshow without clearance? No, journalistsā€™ videos are AI-manipulated
    Fact Check: Tejas fighter jet sent to Dubai Airshow without clearance? No, journalistsā€™ videos are AI-manipulated

    Videos of journalists Palki Sharma and Abhishek Sengupta have been circulating, claiming that both reported that the Tejas fighter jet was sent to the...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 25 Nov 2025 4:53 PM IST

    Fact Check: Tejas fighter jet crash ā€“ IAF Chief AP Singh criticises aircraft? No, video is AI-manipulated
    Fact Check: Tejas fighter jet crash ā€“ IAF Chief AP Singh criticises aircraft? No, video is AI-manipulated

    A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows IAF Chief AP Singh criticising the Indian Air Forceā€™s (IAF) Tejas fighter jet.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 24 Nov 2025 7:07 PM IST

    Fact Check: Tejas Crash ā€“ Ret Gen. KJS Dhillon blames PM Modi, vows to vote for Rahul Gandhi? No, video is AI-manipulated
    Fact Check: Tejas Crash ā€“ Ret Gen. KJS Dhillon blames PM Modi, vows to vote for Rahul Gandhi? No, video is AI-manipulated

    A video of Gen. Dhillon has been circulating on social media, claiming it shows him blaming PM Modi for the Tejas crash at the Dubai Airshow on...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 22 Nov 2025 4:05 PM IST

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