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.

Supriya Sule and Nana Patole involved in alleged Bitcoin scam to fund Maharashtra polls? Viral audio clips suspected to be AI-generated

On the eve of the Maharashtra assembly elections, BJP released purported audio of Nana Patole and Supriya Sule alleging they were involved in...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 20 Nov 2024 12:23 PM GMT

Fact Check: Can you vote if your name isn’t on the electoral roll? Read the facts here

As Maharashtra and Jharkhand vote for Assembly elections, a video featuring a woman explaining voting rights has gone viral.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 19 Nov 2024 6:05 PM GMT

Fact Check: Babulal Marandi called out PM Modi for divisive politics? Here is the truth

Amid the ongoing Jharkhand assembly elections, a video of BJP Jharkhand chief Babulal Marandi has been circulating alleging that the former CM...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 18 Nov 2024 8:34 AM GMT

Fact Check: RBI issuing ₹7 coin to honour Dhoni? Here’s the truth behind the viral claim

Social media is abuzz with an image of a ₹7 coin, claiming that the RBI will issue it to honour Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 15 Nov 2024 12:28 PM GMT

Fact Check: Om Birla’s daughter Anjali married a Muslim man? Viral claim is false

Social media users have been claiming that Anjali Birali entered into wedlock with a Muslim man Aneesh Rajani.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 14 Nov 2024 12:53 PM GMT

Fact Check: Priyanka Gandhi wears Christian cross in Kerala to woo voters? No, viral image is edited

Social media users are sharing images of Priyanka Gandhi sporting a rudraksha and a Christian cross at separate events, claiming to show her appealing...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 12 Nov 2024 3:14 PM GMT

Fact Check: Hemant Soren promises shrouds ahead of 2024 Jharkhand polls? No, viral video is from 2021

Social media users are sharing a video claiming to show Hemant Soren announcing free shrouds for the deceased ahead of the 2024 Jharkhand State polls.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 11 Nov 2024 11:57 AM GMT

Maharashtra Elections 2024: Yogi Adityanath campaigns on bulldozer? No, viral video shows BJP worker

Social media posts claim that the video shows UP CM Yogi Adityanath campaigning on a JCB bulldozer for the Maharashtra elections.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 7 Nov 2024 1:26 PM GMT

Fact Check: “Modi, Modi” chants heard at Trump’s victory speech? Here’s the truth

Social media users are sharing a video from Trump’s victory speech, claiming that the crowd was chanting “Modi! Modi!” during the event.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 6 Nov 2024 2:16 PM GMT

Fact Check: BJP’s Arvind Dharmapuri and BRS’s Santosh Kumar shared stage at Malla Reddy's granddaughter’s reception? No, the image is edited

Video of the wedding reception does not show BJP’s Arvind Dharmapuri and BRS’s Santosh Kumar sharing the stage at any point. Both posed separately...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 5 Nov 2024 1:12 PM GMT