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: 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

    Fact Check: ā€˜Babri Masjidā€™ in West Bengal - Rahul Gandhi, Owaisi help Humayun Kabir? No, image is AI-generated
    Fact Check: ā€˜Babri Masjidā€™ in West Bengal - Rahul Gandhi, Owaisi help Humayun Kabir? No, image is AI-generated

    An image has been circulating online, claiming to show Rahul Gandhi and Asaduddin Owaisi joining hands with suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir at the...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 15 Dec 2025 11:18 AM IST

    Fact Check: NSA Ajit Doval meets exiled Putin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky in London? No, image is AI-generated
    Fact Check: NSA Ajit Doval meets exiled Putin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky in London? No, image is AI-generated

    An image has been circulating, claiming it shows Doval meeting Khodorkovsky, a Putin critic and exiled Russian oligarch, insinuating a dual approach...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 11 Dec 2025 5:40 PM IST

    Fact Check: Hindu vendor in West Bengal assaulted for selling in Muslim area? No, here are the facts
    Fact Check: Hindu vendor in West Bengal assaulted for selling in Muslim area? No, here are the facts

    A video has been circulating on social media, claiming it shows a Hindu vendor being assaulted for setting up a vegetable cart in a Muslim area in...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 9 Dec 2025 7:50 PM IST

    Fact Check: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will play for 2027 World Cup, says Coach Gambhir? Here are the facts
    Fact Check: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will play for 2027 World Cup, says Coach Gambhir? Here are the facts

    A video has been circulating on social media, claiming it shows Coach Gambhir confirming the availability of Kohli and Rohit in the 2027 ODI World...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 8 Dec 2025 6:14 PM IST

    Fact Check: Putinā€™s visit to India - IAF escorts Russian Presidentā€™s aircraft before landing? Here are the facts
    Fact Check: Putinā€™s visit to India - IAF escorts Russian Presidentā€™s aircraft before landing? Here are the facts

    A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows IAF fighter jets escorting Russian President Putinā€™s aircraft as it enters Indian airspace.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 5 Dec 2025 5:06 PM IST

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