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: Uttar Pradesh citizens do govt work, cover open drains? No, video is reversed
    Fact Check: Uttar Pradesh citizens do govt work, cover open drains? No, video is reversed

    A video has been circulating online, claiming that citizens have taken it upon themselves to cover drains in Uttar Pradesh.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 9 Oct 2025 4:17 PM IST

    Fact Check: Separatists attack oil tanker using drone on Jaipur-Ajmer highway? No, here are the facts
    Fact Check: Separatists attack oil tanker using drone on Jaipur-Ajmer highway? No, here are the facts

    A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows explosions due to a drone attack by separatists on a tanker on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 8 Oct 2025 2:54 PM IST

    Fact Check: Prashant Kishor warns Kushwaha community before Bihar polls? No, here are the facts
    Fact Check: Prashant Kishor warns Kushwaha community before Bihar polls? No, here are the facts

    A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows Prashant Kishor threatening to ā€˜harmā€™ the Kushwaha community if his party Jan Suraaj comes to...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 8 Oct 2025 7:03 AM IST

    Fact Check: Yogiā€™s police use tear gas to disperse protestors in Uttar Pradesh? No, here are the facts
    Fact Check: Yogiā€™s police use tear gas to disperse protestors in Uttar Pradesh? No, here are the facts

    A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows police dispersing protesters in Yogi Adityanathā€™s Uttar Pradesh.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 6 Oct 2025 6:58 PM IST

    Fact Check: Leh ADC admits Amit Shah ordered Sonam Wangchuks arrest, appeals attack on BJP offices? No, video is AI-manipulated
    Fact Check: Leh ADC admits Amit Shah ordered Sonam Wangchuk's arrest, appeals attack on BJP offices? No, video is AI-manipulated

    A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows Leh ADC Ghulam Mohd admitting to arresting Sonam Wangchuk on orders from Amit Shah.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 3 Oct 2025 5:55 PM IST

    Fact Check: Sonam Wangchuk instigated Nepal-Bangladesh-like violence in Ladakh? No, clipped video misses context
    Fact Check: Sonam Wangchuk instigated Nepal-Bangladesh-like violence in Ladakh? No, clipped video misses context

    A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows Sonam Wangchuk urging violent protests similar to those in Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 1 Oct 2025 4:25 PM IST

    Fact Check: Sonam Wangchukā€™s arrest ā€“ Ladakh DGP admits to false arrest? No, video is manipulated
    Fact Check: Sonam Wangchukā€™s arrest ā€“ Ladakh DGP admits to false arrest? No, video is manipulated

    A video purportedly featuring Ladakh DGP SD Singh Jamwal, claiming that Sonam Wangchuk was arrested without evidence on the Defence Ministerā€™s orders,...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 30 Sept 2025 4:32 PM IST

    Fact Check: Karur rally stampede ā€“ Vijayā€™s portrait, TVK flagpole demolished? No, video is old
    Fact Check: Karur rally stampede ā€“ Vijayā€™s portrait, TVK flagpole demolished? No, video is old

    A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows a JCB demolishing a TVK flagpole and Vijayā€™s portrait on a wall following the fatal stampede at...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 30 Sept 2025 1:27 PM IST

    Fact Check: ā€˜Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhodā€™ campaign ā€“ BJPā€™s van vandalised? No, video is from 2024
    Fact Check: ā€˜Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhodā€™ campaign ā€“ BJPā€™s van vandalised? No, video is from 2024

    A video of people vandalising a campaign vehicle of the BJP has been circulating online, claiming that it is recent.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 29 Sept 2025 6:21 PM IST

    Fact Check: Muslim man masquerade as Pandit, eats non-veg? No, here are the facts
    Fact Check: Muslim man masquerade as Pandit, eats non-veg? No, here are the facts

    A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows a Muslim man masquerading as Pandit while eating non-veg food during Navratri.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 27 Sept 2025 8:55 PM IST

    Fact Check: PM Modiā€™s rally in Banswara draws in sea of people? Here are the facts
    Fact Check: PM Modiā€™s rally in Banswara draws in sea of people? Here are the facts

    A video of a massive gathering in an open ground has been circulating on social media, claiming it shows people gathered in Banswara to listen to PM...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 26 Sept 2025 5:35 PM IST

    Fact Check: Khan Sir slams Rambhadracharya ji for criticising reservations? No, video is AI-manipulated
    Fact Check: Khan Sir slams Rambhadracharya ji for criticising reservations? No, video is AI-manipulated

    A video has been circulating online, claiming to show educator Khan Sir criticising spiritual leader Rambhadracharya ji for his disapproval of...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 25 Sept 2025 6:07 PM IST

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