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: Woman in Manohar Lal Dhakads viral video ready to marry him? No, here is the truth
    Fact Check: Woman in Manohar Lal Dhakad's viral video ready to marry him? No, here is the truth

    A video has been circulating on social media, claiming to show the woman filmed in an obscene act on the highway with Manohar Lal Dhakad expressing...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 1 Jun 2025 2:34 PM IST


    Fact Check: India’s S-400 defence system goes down in Pakistan’s airstrikes? No, here are the facts
    Fact Check: India’s S-400 defence system goes down in Pakistan’s airstrikes? No, here are the facts

    An image has been circulating online, claiming to show India’s S-400 system destroyed by Pakistan, in retaliation for Operation Sindoor.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 29 May 2025 5:08 PM IST


    Fact Check: Manohar Lal Dhakad’s obscene act—Lubna Qureshi’s videos go viral? No, find the facts here
    Fact Check: Manohar Lal Dhakad’s obscene act—Lubna Qureshi’s videos go viral? No, find the facts here

    Two videos have been circulating online, claiming to show Lubna Qureshi, the person who was allegedly filmed in a lewd act with Dhakad on the highway.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 28 May 2025 4:06 PM IST


    Fact Check: Shashi Tharoor slams Trump during all-party visit to US in 2025? No, find the facts here
    Fact Check: Shashi Tharoor slams Trump during all-party visit to US in 2025? No, find the facts here

    A video of Shashi Tharoor has been circulating, claiming he criticised US president Trump during the ongoing Indian delegation’s visit to the USA...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 26 May 2025 4:12 PM IST


    Several media outlets have falsely claimed that singer Sonu Nigam called out MP Tejasvi Surya over the Kannada language row.
    Fact Check: Sonu Nigam asks Tejasvi Surya not to dub Kannada movies in Hindi? No, media reported the wrong account

    Several media outlets have falsely claimed that singer Sonu Nigam called out MP Tejasvi Surya over the Kannada language row.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 25 May 2025 11:12 AM IST


    Fact Check: Was Jyoti Malhotra really with PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav? Find the facts here
    Fact Check: Was Jyoti Malhotra really with PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav? Find the facts here

    Several images have been circulating, claiming they show PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav posing for photographs with arrested YouTuber Jyoti...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 22 May 2025 3:59 PM IST


    Fact Check: Emir of Qatar calls Donald Trump a robber? No, videos are AI-manipulated
    Fact Check: Emir of Qatar calls Donald Trump a robber? No, videos are AI-manipulated

    Videos of the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, have gone viral, claiming that the Emir has criticised Trump after the US president’s recent...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 21 May 2025 7:11 PM IST


    Fact Check: Arrested YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra spotted with Alia Bhatt, Pooja Bhatt? No, it is Rana Ayyub in picture
    Fact Check: Arrested YouTuber Jyoti Malhotra spotted with Alia Bhatt, Pooja Bhatt? No, it is Rana Ayyub in picture

    An image has been circulating online, claiming it shows arrested vlogger Jyoti Malhotra posing for a photograph with the Bhatts.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 May 2025 3:41 PM IST


    Fact Check: China airdrops aid into Gaza Strip? No, find the facts here
    Fact Check: China airdrops aid into Gaza Strip? No, find the facts here

    A video has been circulating, claiming that China broke the Israeli blockade and airdropped aid into Gaza.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 18 May 2025 5:30 PM IST


    Pak deputy PM quotes fake newspaper clip calling Pakistan Air Force king of the skies
    Pak deputy PM quotes fake newspaper clip calling Pakistan Air Force 'king of the skies'

    Ishaq Dar cited ā€˜The Daily Telegraph’, claiming the British newspaper had reported that ā€˜Pakistan is the undisputed king of the skies.’

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 16 May 2025 4:16 PM IST


    Fact Check: Udhampur airbase destroyed by Pakistani JF-17 fighter jets? No, video is AI-generated
    Fact Check: Udhampur airbase destroyed by Pakistani JF-17 fighter jets? No, video is AI-generated

    An AI-generated video is being shared online, falsely claiming it shows the destruction of the Udhampur airbase after Pakistan’s airstrike.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 15 May 2025 7:51 PM IST


    Fact Check: India says Pakistan did not target civilians? No, Pak misled using Vyomika Singh’s edited clip
    Fact Check: India says Pakistan did not target civilians? No, Pak misled using Vyomika Singh’s edited clip

    Pakistan Armed Forces used an edited clip of IAF Wing Commander Vyomika Singh to falsely claim that India admitted that Pakistan targeted only...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 14 May 2025 4:37 PM IST


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