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: Venezuela protests US capture of President Maduro? No, image shows 2024 election rally
    Fact Check: Venezuela protests US capture of President Maduro? No, image shows 2024 election rally

    An image has been circulating on social media, claiming it shows Venezuela protesting the US abduction of President Maduro.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 11 Jan 2026 12:28 PM IST

    Fact Check: US Special Forces capture Iranian oil tanker? No, video shows training exercise in Philippines
    Fact Check: US Special Forces capture Iranian oil tanker? No, video shows training exercise in Philippines

    A video has been circulating claiming to show US forces taking control of an Iran-linked oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 8 Jan 2026 4:15 PM IST

    Fact Check: Drug addicts passed out on streets show Venezuela under Maduro? No, video is from Philadelphia
    Fact Check: Drug addicts passed out on streets show Venezuela under Maduro? No, video is from Philadelphia

    A video has been circulating on social media, claiming to show the condition of Venezuela under its former president, NicolƔs Maduro, with people...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 7 Jan 2026 6:47 PM IST

    Fact Check: Crowds flood Caracas streets in support of Maduro after his capture? No, video is old
    Fact Check: Crowds flood Caracas streets in support of Maduro after his capture? No, video is old

    A video has been circulating on social media, claiming it shows crowds taking to the streets of Caracas in support of Maduro after the US captured...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 5 Jan 2026 9:48 PM IST

    Fact Check: Japan metro officials perform aarti, break coconut for new train? No, video is from Bengaluru
    Fact Check: Japan metro officials perform aarti, break coconut for new train? No, video is from Bengaluru

    A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows officials in Japan performing aarti and breaking a coconut before the inauguration of a metro...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 2 Jan 2026 9:00 PM IST

    Fact Check: Indian soldiers brave freezing cold on Siachen glacier? No, video shows Mexicoā€™s tallest mountain
    Fact Check: Indian soldiers brave freezing cold on Siachen glacier? No, video shows Mexicoā€™s tallest mountain

    A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows Indian soldiers battling sub-zero temperatures while being deployed at Siachen Glacier.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 31 Dec 2025 7:05 PM IST

    Fact Check: BJPā€™s Suvendu Adhikari calls for Israeli-style treatment on Indian Muslims? No, here are the facts
    Fact Check: BJPā€™s Suvendu Adhikari calls for Israeli-style treatment on Indian Muslims? No, here are the facts

    A video has been circulating on social media, claiming it shows BJPā€™s Suvendu Adhikari calling for the massacre of Indian Muslims.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 29 Dec 2025 12:24 AM IST

    Pakistan-linked social media handles target Indian institutions with warfare propaganda in 2025
    Pakistan-linked social media handles target Indian institutions with warfare propaganda in 2025

    Political leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, are shown in manipulated...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 28 Dec 2025 5:00 PM IST

    Fact Check: Journalist Palki Sharma says India involved in murder of Bangladesh student leader Osman Hadi? No, video is AI-manipulated
    Fact Check: Journalist Palki Sharma says India involved in murder of Bangladesh student leader Osman Hadi? No, video is AI-manipulated

    A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows s Palki Sharma allegedly reporting on Indiaā€™s involvement in the killing of the Bangladesh...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 21 Dec 2025 2:34 PM IST

    Fact Check: Muslim man cooks Biryani using drainage water? No, video is AI-generated
    Fact Check: Muslim man cooks Biryani using drainage water? No, video is AI-generated

    A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows a Muslim man cooking Biryani using drainage water.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 Dec 2025 7:16 PM IST

    Fact Check: Bondi Beach attack - Pakistani X accounts peddle AI-manipulated videos of Australian and Indian politicians, journalists
    Fact Check: Bondi Beach attack - Pakistani X accounts peddle AI-manipulated videos of Australian and Indian politicians, journalists

    Videos of NSW Premier Chris Minns, journalists Palki Sharma and Shiv Aroor, and politician Asaduddin Owaisi claim that Bondi Beach attackers were...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 16 Dec 2025 8:53 PM IST

    Fact Check: Rahul Gandhi blames ā€˜vote choriā€™ for Delhi pollution? Video shared by BJP is missing context
    Fact Check: Rahul Gandhi blames ā€˜vote choriā€™ for Delhi pollution? Video shared by BJP is missing context

    A video has been circulating on social media, claiming it shows Congress MP Rahul Gandhi saying pollution in Delhi is because of vote chori.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 15 Dec 2025 6:27 PM IST

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