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

Old video shared as celebrations in Srinagar after Pak defeated India in Asia Cup

Pakistan pulled off an extraordinary chase defeating India by five wickets. Following this, a video reportedly showing celebratory fireworks in...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 5 Sept 2022 8:24 PM IST

No, PM Modi never said singing bhajans can solve malnutrition problem

Several social media users are claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the 92nd episode of ‘Mann ki Baat’, suggested that singing “bhajans”...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 5 Sept 2022 4:32 PM IST

Edited video of Rahul Gandhi about Atta goes viral

A cropped video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has gone viral on social media. In the video, he can be heard saying that the price of wheat flour...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 5 Sept 2022 11:41 AM IST

BBC tweet about Brahmastra cast donating money to flood-hit Pakistan is fake

According to the tweet, Bollywood film Brahmastra's producer Karan Johar donated Rs. 5 crores while the film's actors Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 4 Sept 2022 5:57 PM IST

'Bhupesh Bhagel Zindabad' slogans not raised during Tejasvi Surya's Chattishgarh rally

A video of BJP leader and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya is doing the rounds of social media with the claim that the people of Chattisgarh chanted...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 3 Sept 2022 12:13 PM IST

Old video of child rescue from Bangladesh shared as recent from Chambal

A video of an operation to save a child from drowning is viral on social media. Users claim that it happened in Chambal river.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 2 Sept 2022 12:01 PM IST