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: Yogi and Rajnath Singh celebrate after Supreme Court stays new UGC regulations? No, here are the facts
    Fact Check: Yogi and Rajnath Singh celebrate after Supreme Court stays new UGC regulations? No, here are the facts

    A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh enjoying jalebis after the stay on the...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 30 Jan 2026 3:23 PM IST

    Fact Check: Yogi asks people to make him PM; he can make POK part of India? No, video is clipped
    Fact Check: Yogi asks people to make him PM; he can make POK part of India? No, video is clipped

    A video has been circulating online, claiming to show UP CM Yogi Adityanath urging people to make him Prime Minister.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 30 Jan 2026 2:14 PM IST

    Fact Check: Yogi protests new UGC regulations in 2026? No, video shows GST reforms drive
    Fact Check: Yogi protests new UGC regulations in 2026? No, video shows GST reforms drive

    A video has been circulating online, claiming to show UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan protesting the new UGC regulations.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 28 Jan 2026 8:13 PM IST

    Fact Check: Ancient temple demolished in Uttar Pradeshs Chitrakoot? No, here are the facts
    Fact Check: Ancient temple demolished in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot? No, here are the facts

    A video has been circulating online, claiming to show the demolition of a 300-year-old temple in Uttar Pradeshā€™s Chitrakoot.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 28 Jan 2026 4:04 PM IST

    Fact Check: Minor Christian girl forced to marry Muslim man in Pakistan? No, here are the facts
    Fact Check: Minor Christian girl forced to marry Muslim man in Pakistan? No, here are the facts

    A video has been circulating on social media, claiming it shows a minor girl being forced to marry a 40-year-old Muslim man in Pakistan.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 26 Jan 2026 7:17 PM IST

    Fact Check: Kashmiri dry fruit hawker harassed in Haryana? No, video is a prank
    Fact Check: Kashmiri dry fruit hawker harassed in Haryana? No, video is a prank

    A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows harassment of a Kashmiri hawker in Haryana.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 24 Jan 2026 8:59 PM IST

    Fact Check: Congress leader Pawan Khera slams Swami Avimukteshwaranand for remarks on Rahul Gandhi? No, video is edited
    Fact Check: Congress leader Pawan Khera slams Swami Avimukteshwaranand for remarks on Rahul Gandhi? No, video is edited

    A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows Congress leader Pawan Khera calling Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati ā€˜shameless and...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 23 Jan 2026 9:18 PM IST

    Fact Check: Muslim man beaten by Sikh Nihangs for performing ablution at Golden Temple? No, here are the facts
    Fact Check: Muslim man beaten by Sikh Nihangs for performing ablution at Golden Temple? No, here are the facts

    A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows Sikhs assaulting the Muslim man who had recently performed ablution in the holy water of...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 22 Jan 2026 8:32 PM IST

    Fact Check: Christian student thrashed by Islamist teacher in Pakistan? No, here are the facts
    Fact Check: Christian student thrashed by Islamist teacher in Pakistan? No, here are the facts

    A video showing a female student being assaulted has gone viral, with many claiming she is a Christian being thrashed by her Islamist teacher in...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 20 Jan 2026 1:11 PM IST

    Fact Check: Gandhiā€™s statue decapitated in Bangladesh? No, incident happened in West Bengal
    Fact Check: Gandhiā€™s statue decapitated in Bangladesh? No, incident happened in West Bengal

    An image and a video of a vandalised Mahatma Gandhi statue have been circulating online with the claim that the incident happened in Bangladesh.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 Jan 2026 4:17 PM IST

    Fact Check: Iranian protester Negin Ghadimi was killed, but viral image shows Turkish actress Tuba BĆ¼yĆ¼kĆ¼stĆ¼n
    Fact Check: Iranian protester Negin Ghadimi was killed, but viral image shows Turkish actress Tuba BĆ¼yĆ¼kĆ¼stĆ¼n

    An image has been circulating online, claiming to show Negin Ghadimi, who was shot in an anti-government protest in Iran.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 17 Jan 2026 4:09 PM IST

    Fact Check: Barack Obama bows to Ayatollah Khamenei? No, image is edited
    Fact Check: Barack Obama bows to Ayatollah Khamenei? No, image is edited

    An image has been circulating on social media, claiming to show former US President Barack Obama bowing to Iranā€™s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 16 Jan 2026 7:15 PM IST

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