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: Clipped video falsely viral as Mallikarjun Kharge threatening to give Hindus assets to Muslims
    Fact Check: Clipped video falsely viral as Mallikarjun Kharge threatening to give Hindus assets to Muslims

    The full version of the clip shows Kharge attributing the statement to PM Modi, who had accused the Congress of looting Hindu properties and...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 6 Sep 2024 1:22 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Video from Pakistan falsely shared as visuals of flood in APā€™s Vijayawada
    Fact Check: Video from Pakistan falsely shared as visuals of flood in APā€™s Vijayawada

    NewsMeter found that the claim is false as the video is old and not from Andhra Pradesh.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 4 Sep 2024 2:20 PM GMT


    Fact Check: These images do not show the recent floods in Telangana
    Fact Check: These images do not show the recent floods in Telangana

    The image of the damaged road is from Andhra Pradesh, not Telangana. While the image of the rescue operation is from Telangana, it has been in...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 3 Sep 2024 11:26 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Viral image does not show Kolkata rape accused with Sandip Ghosh
    Fact Check: Viral image does not show Kolkata rape accused with Sandip Ghosh

    The man in the image is Prasun Chatterjee, a data operator at Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital (CNMC & H) and a personal assistant to...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 2 Sep 2024 1:44 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Old alert by Mangalore cops about thieves posing as blanket sellers linked to Delhi police
    Fact Check: Old alert by Mangalore cops about thieves posing as blanket sellers linked to Delhi police

    NewsMeter found that the claim is misleading as the notice was issued in 2019 by the Mangalore police.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 29 Aug 2024 11:23 AM GMT


    Fact Check: India has not opposed the inclusion of Palestine in BRICS
    Fact Check: India has not opposed the inclusion of Palestine in BRICS

    NewsMeter found that the claim is false as the Indian government has not announced its stand on Palestineā€™s bid for inclusion in BRICS.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 27 Aug 2024 12:06 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Image of Spanish actress misrepresented as Rahul Gandhis wife
    Fact Check: Image of Spanish actress misrepresented as Rahul Gandhi's wife

    The image shows Rahul Gandhi with Nathalia Ramos, a Spanish actress.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 26 Aug 2024 11:27 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Viral video does not show Hindu teacher being humiliated in Bangladesh
    Fact Check: Viral video does not show Hindu teacher being humiliated in Bangladesh

    NewsMeter found the claim false as the video shows a Muslim executive engineer of Chapainawabganj Municipality being harassed.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 23 Aug 2024 9:54 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Viral video doesnt show Hindu professor being forced to recite Quran in Bangladesh
    Fact Check: Viral video doesn't show Hindu professor being forced to recite Quran in Bangladesh

    NewsMeter found the claim misleading as the video shows the forced resignation of a Mulsim professor, not a Hindu at Dhaka University.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 21 Aug 2024 11:08 AM GMT


    Fact Check: This video doesnt show Kohli condemning Kolkata doctor rape case
    Fact Check: This video doesn't show Kohli condemning Kolkata doctor rape case

    NewsMeter found that the claim is false as Kohli has not released any video statement addressing the recent RG Kar Medical College incident. The viral...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 Aug 2024 2:00 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Video showing Rohingyas killed in Myanmar falsely linked to Bangladesh unrest
    Fact Check: Video showing Rohingyas killed in Myanmar falsely linked to Bangladesh unrest

    The claim is false as the video is from the Rakhine region of Myanmar.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 17 Aug 2024 11:19 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Viral image of UK cops bowing to Muslims is AI-generated
    Fact Check: Viral image of UK cops bowing to Muslims is AI-generated

    NewsMeter found that the claim is false as the image is AI-generated.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 16 Aug 2024 10:39 AM GMT


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