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

    Was Nehru a citizen of London? No, viral claim is false
    Was Nehru a citizen of London? No, viral claim is false

    A video of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru visiting England is being shared with the claim that "Nehru took Citizenship of London in...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 22 Sept 2022 3:56 PM IST


    Beware! Dont head to rumors: Mosque wasnt attacked in UKs Leicester
    Beware! Don't head to rumors: Mosque wasn't attacked in UK's Leicester

    Leicester City in the United Kingdom witnessed clashes between Hindu and Muslim communities.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 22 Sept 2022 8:41 AM IST


    Is this the first look video of cheetahs brought from Namibia to India?
    Is this the 'first look' video of cheetahs brought from Namibia to India?

    In the flurry of misinformation, a video is now being shared by media outlets and journalists claiming it to be the first look of the recently-arrived...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 20 Sept 2022 7:57 PM IST


    No communal angle in Hyd incident where Swiggy delivery agent stabbed cook
    No communal angle in Hyd incident where Swiggy delivery agent stabbed cook

    Shiva Prasad (29), a cook working at Golf Edge Apartments, died on 15 September, a week after he was stabbed by a Swiggy delivery executive Sheikh...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 20 Sept 2022 3:57 PM IST


    Viral photo of PM Modi taking pictures with lens cover on is morphed
    Viral photo of PM Modi taking pictures with lens cover on is morphed

    A photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is circulating on social media in which he can be seen clicking pictures with a DSLR camera with the lens...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 20 Sept 2022 9:51 AM IST


    Independence Day video shared as Congress Partys Bharat Jodo Yatra
    Independence Day video shared as Congress Party's Bharat Jodo Yatra

    A video of a huge crowd walking while holding the Indian national flag is circulating on social media. It is being claimed that the video is from the...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 Sept 2022 3:55 PM IST


    Morphed photo shows Smriti Irani watching Rahul Gandhis Bharat Jodo Yatra
    Morphed photo shows Smriti Irani watching Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra

    As the march entered its ninth day, a photo of Union minister Smriti Irani reportedly watching Gandhi’s Yatra on a laptop is circulating on social...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 17 Sept 2022 8:32 PM IST


    Is this the aircraft that brought cheetahs from Namibia to India?
    Is this the aircraft that brought cheetahs from Namibia to India?

    Over seven decades after it was declared extinct in India, the cheetah is being reintroduced in the country.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 17 Sept 2022 6:19 PM IST


    Norwegian diplomat shares video of submerged Chinese road as Indias water highway
    Norwegian diplomat shares video of submerged Chinese road as India's 'water highway'

    A video of vehicles running on a flooded highway is widely circulating on social media. It is being claimed that the video is from India.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 16 Sept 2022 6:42 PM IST


    Does Australia derive its name from Asthralaya from Mahabharata?
    Does Australia derive its name from 'Asthralaya' from Mahabharata?

    It is being claimed that Australia and many of its cities have derived their names from the Indian language.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 16 Sept 2022 5:54 PM IST


    Did controversial TS BJP leader T. Raja Singhs nephew convert to Islam?
    Did controversial TS BJP leader T. Raja Singh's nephew convert to Islam?

    The video also shows a conversation between two men. One of the men can be heard saying that he is Shiva Singh, the nephew of Raja Singh, and has...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 15 Sept 2022 5:17 PM IST


    Did Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann say AAP also makes empty promises?
    Did Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann say AAP also makes empty promises?

    Social Media users are sharing a 5-second clipped video of Bhagwant Mann claiming that he admitted that AAP promises things that cannot be fulfilled.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 15 Sept 2022 10:48 AM IST


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