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: Image shows pilot Shivangi Singh after ejecting from Rafale jet shot down by Pakistan? No, the image is from 2023
    Fact Check: Image shows pilot Shivangi Singh after ejecting from Rafale jet shot down by Pakistan? No, the image is from 2023

    An image of a female pilot lying on the ground is being circulated online with the false claim that it shows the first photo of IAF pilot Shivangi...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 11 May 2025 6:05 PM IST

    Fact Check: Indian pilot Shivangi Singh caught by Pakistan? No, the video is old and unrelated
    Fact Check: Indian pilot Shivangi Singh caught by Pakistan? No, the video is old and unrelated

    A video showing an individual entangled in power lines is circulating online, falsely claiming to depict Squadron Leader Shivangi Singh, hanging from...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 10 May 2025 5:17 PM IST

    Fact Check: Pakistanā€™s General admits to losing two JF-17 fighter jets? Video is AI-manipulated
    Fact Check: Pakistanā€™s General admits to losing two JF-17 fighter jets? Video is AI-manipulated

    A video circulating online claims Pakistanā€™s General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry admitted that India shot down two JF-17 fighter jets. However, the video is...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 9 May 2025 5:00 PM IST

    Fact Check: Military installation in Jalandharā€™s Adampur attacked by Pakistan? No, image shows destroyed Russian airfield
    Fact Check: Military installation in Jalandharā€™s Adampur attacked by Pakistan? No, image shows destroyed Russian airfield

    An old image of a destroyed Russian launcher has been circulating online, falsely claiming that a key military installation in Adampur, Jalandhar, was...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 8 May 2025 9:01 PM IST

    Fact Check: Operation Sindoor - Fox News reports Pak shot down Indian fighter jet? No, video report is from 2019
    Fact Check: Operation Sindoor - Fox News reports Pak shot down Indian fighter jet? No, video report is from 2019

    An old video report of Fox News has been circulating, falsely claiming that the media outlet has reported Pakistan downing an IAF Rafale jet.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 8 May 2025 11:55 AM IST

    A video has been circulating on social media, falsely claiming the collapse of the Kishanganga dam after India halted the flow of water into Pakistan.
    Fact Check: Kishanganga dam collapses after India halts water flow into Pakistan? No, video shows dam collapse in Texas

    A video has been circulating on social media, falsely claiming the collapse of the Kishanganga dam after India halted the flow of water into Pakistan.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 7 May 2025 2:50 PM IST

    Fact Check: Rafale fighter jet shot down by Pakistan in Bahawalpur? No, the images are old
    Fact Check: Rafale fighter jet shot down by Pakistan in Bahawalpur? No, the images are old

    Images of a crashed jet have been circulating on social media with the false claim that Pakistan shot down Indiaā€™s Rafale fighter jet.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 7 May 2025 12:26 PM IST

    Finance Ministry dismisses media reports of India requesting Italy to cut financing for Pakistan
    Finance Ministry dismisses media reports of India requesting Italy to cut financing for Pakistan

    Amid the heightened tension, the media misreports that India requested Italy to cut funding for Pakistan.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 6 May 2025 3:38 PM IST

    Fact Check: Pahalgam terror attackā€”China performs military drills in Himalayas amid India-Pakistan tensions? No, find the facts here
    Fact Check: Pahalgam terror attackā€”China performs military drills in Himalayas amid India-Pakistan tensions? No, find the facts here

    A video has been circulating on social media, claiming to show Chinese military drills in the Himalayas over tensions building between India and...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 4 May 2025 4:24 PM IST

    An image of a bearded man in custody is circulating on social media, claiming that the ā€˜Kashmiri terroristā€™ has confessed to receiving weapons and funding from the RSS.
    Fact Check: Pahalgam terror attackā€”captured terrorist says they get funds from RSS? No, find the facts here

    An image of a bearded man in custody is circulating on social media, claiming that the ā€˜Kashmiri terroristā€™ has confessed to receiving weapons and...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 3 May 2025 2:44 PM IST

    Fact Check: Gaurav Gogi, wife posing at the Attari-Wagah border en route to Pakistan? No, the image is edited
    Fact Check: Gaurav Gogi, wife posing at the Attari-Wagah border en route to Pakistan? No, the image is edited

    An image of Gaurav Gogoi and his wife, Elizabeth Colburn, has been circulating on social media, falsely claiming that it was taken at the Attari-Wagah...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 30 April 2025 6:43 PM IST

    Fact Check: ED recovers temple-stolen jewellery from Tirupatiā€™s Muslim PROs house? No, viral video is from Tamil Nadu
    Fact Check: ED recovers temple-stolen jewellery from Tirupatiā€™s Muslim PRO's house? No, viral video is from Tamil Nadu

    A video of a massive jewellery haul is being shared with false claims that the Enforcement Directorate recovered stolen temple valuables from the...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 29 April 2025 4:15 PM IST

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