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: Old video of Kamala Harris shared as first campaign ad after US Prez Biden withdraws re-election bid
    Fact Check: Old video of Kamala Harris shared as first campaign ad after US Prez Biden withdraws re-election bid

    NewsMeter found that the claim is false, as the video is from 2019.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 22 July 2024 6:02 PM IST


    Fact Check: Old video falsely shared as AP speaker criticising Dy CM Pawan Kalyan
    Fact Check: Old video falsely shared as AP speaker criticising Dy CM Pawan Kalyan

    The video is from September 2021 and the TDP leader is criticising the then Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) government in AP.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 July 2024 8:09 PM IST


    Fact Check: Viral video of child hung upside down in madrasa is from Pakistan, not India
    Fact Check: Viral video of child hung upside down in madrasa is from Pakistan, not India

    NewsMeter found that the claim is false as the video is from Pakistan.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 18 July 2024 7:01 PM IST


    Fact Check: Viral video of ā€˜India-Indiaā€™ chants at Republican National Convention is edited
    Fact Check: Viral video of ā€˜India-Indiaā€™ chants at Republican National Convention is edited

    NewsMeter found the claim false as the viral clip was edited. The chants of ā€˜India-Indiaā€™ have been digitally inserted.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 17 July 2024 5:22 PM IST


    Fact Check: No, Maulana Madani did not ask Hindus to leave India after 2024 Lok Sabha polls
    Fact Check: No, Maulana Madani did not ask Hindus to leave India after 2024 Lok Sabha polls

    NewsMeter found that the claim is misleading as the video is from 2022.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 16 July 2024 6:21 PM IST


    Fact Check: No, Trump was not shot in chest; viral image shows wrinkle on coat, not bullet hole
    Fact Check: No, Trump was not shot in chest; viral image shows wrinkle on coat, not bullet hole

    The original one shows a wrinkle on the coat of one of the US Secret Service agents surrounding Trump in a protective bubble.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 15 July 2024 7:11 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video of Smriti Irani buying from roadside shop is from 2019, not 2024
    Fact Check: Video of Smriti Irani buying from roadside shop is from 2019, not 2024

    NewsMeter found that the claim is misleading as the video is from 2019.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 12 July 2024 6:18 PM IST


    Fact Check: No arrest yet in case of lewd comment on Captain Anshuman Singhā€™s widow; viral claim is false
    Fact Check: No arrest yet in case of lewd comment on Captain Anshuman Singhā€™s widow; viral claim is false

    NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The person in the photo was arrested by the Delhi Police on charges of snatching.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 11 July 2024 3:37 PM IST


    Fact Check: Photo of Virat Kohli flaunting tattoo of ICC trophies on his arm is edited
    Fact Check: Photo of Virat Kohli flaunting tattoo of ICC trophies on his arm is edited

    NewsMeter found the claim is false. The viral photo has been edited. The original photo shows Kohli posing for a portrait before the T20 World Cup...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 10 July 2024 8:36 PM IST


    Fact Check: Putin did not receive both Xi Jinping and PM Modi at Moscow airport; claim is false
    Fact Check: Putin did not receive both Xi Jinping and PM Modi at Moscow airport; claim is false

    NewsMeter found that the claim is false. Just like PM Modi, Xi Jinping, during his last visit to Russia in 2023, was not received by Putin at the...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 9 July 2024 5:55 PM IST


    Fact Check: Viral video of PM Modi saying government will fight against poor is clipped
    Fact Check: Viral video of PM Modi saying government will fight against poor is clipped

    In the extended version, PM Modi corrects himself, emphasising that the upcoming five years would be a fight against poverty.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 8 July 2024 3:59 PM IST


    Fact Check: ā€˜Italianā€™ remark on Rahul Gandhi made by BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma, not MP CM
    Fact Check: ā€˜Italianā€™ remark on Rahul Gandhi made by BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma, not MP CM

    The claim is false as the video does not show MP CM Mohan Yadav but BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma from the Huzur Assembly Constituency of Bhopal, Madhya...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 6 July 2024 3:46 PM IST


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