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: No, Priyanka Chaturvedi did not object to BJP MPs Marathi speech in RS
    Fact Check: No, Priyanka Chaturvedi did not object to BJP MP's Marathi speech in RS

    Kulkarni clarified to NewsMeter that Chaturvedi did not object to her speaking in Marathi in the Rajya Sabha.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 26 July 2024 1:40 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Old video falsely passed off as recent plane crash in Nepal
    Fact Check: Old video falsely passed off as recent plane crash in Nepal

    NewsMeter found the claim misleading, as the video shows an earlier plane crash in Nepal in 2023.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 24 July 2024 1:41 PM GMT


    Fact Check: 2015 video of train derailment falsely shared as recent accident
    Fact Check: 2015 video of train derailment falsely shared as recent accident

    NewsMeter found that the claim is false, as the video is of a train accident from 2015.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 23 July 2024 1:34 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Old video of Kamala Harris shared as first campaign ad after US Prez Biden withdraws re-election bid
    Fact Check: Old video of Kamala Harris shared as first campaign ad after US Prez Biden withdraws re-election bid

    NewsMeter found that the claim is false, as the video is from 2019.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 22 July 2024 12:32 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Old video falsely shared as AP speaker criticising Dy CM Pawan Kalyan
    Fact Check: Old video falsely shared as AP speaker criticising Dy CM Pawan Kalyan

    The video is from September 2021 and the TDP leader is criticising the then Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) government in AP.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 July 2024 2:39 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Viral video of child hung upside down in madrasa is from Pakistan, not India
    Fact Check: Viral video of child hung upside down in madrasa is from Pakistan, not India

    NewsMeter found that the claim is false as the video is from Pakistan.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 18 July 2024 1:31 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Viral video of ‘India-India’ chants at Republican National Convention is edited
    Fact Check: Viral video of ‘India-India’ chants at Republican National Convention is edited

    NewsMeter found the claim false as the viral clip was edited. The chants of ‘India-India’ have been digitally inserted.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 17 July 2024 11:52 AM GMT


    Fact Check: No, Maulana Madani did not ask Hindus to leave India after 2024 Lok Sabha polls
    Fact Check: No, Maulana Madani did not ask Hindus to leave India after 2024 Lok Sabha polls

    NewsMeter found that the claim is misleading as the video is from 2022.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 16 July 2024 12:51 PM GMT


    Fact Check: No, Trump was not shot in chest; viral image shows wrinkle on coat, not bullet hole
    Fact Check: No, Trump was not shot in chest; viral image shows wrinkle on coat, not bullet hole

    The original one shows a wrinkle on the coat of one of the US Secret Service agents surrounding Trump in a protective bubble.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 15 July 2024 1:41 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Video of Smriti Irani buying from roadside shop is from 2019, not 2024
    Fact Check: Video of Smriti Irani buying from roadside shop is from 2019, not 2024

    NewsMeter found that the claim is misleading as the video is from 2019.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 12 July 2024 12:48 PM GMT


    Fact Check: No arrest yet in case of lewd comment on Captain Anshuman Singh’s widow; viral claim is false
    Fact Check: No arrest yet in case of lewd comment on Captain Anshuman Singh’s widow; viral claim is false

    NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The person in the photo was arrested by the Delhi Police on charges of snatching.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 11 July 2024 10:07 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Photo of Virat Kohli flaunting tattoo of ICC trophies on his arm is edited
    Fact Check: Photo of Virat Kohli flaunting tattoo of ICC trophies on his arm is edited

    NewsMeter found the claim is false. The viral photo has been edited. The original photo shows Kohli posing for a portrait before the T20 World Cup...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 10 July 2024 3:06 PM GMT


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