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: Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait attacked in Karnataka recently? No, video is from 2022
    Fact Check: Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait attacked in Karnataka recently? No, video is from 2022

    A video has been making rounds on social media claiming to show farmer leader Rakesh Tikait being assaulted in Karnataka recently.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 9 Dec 2024 9:10 PM IST

    Fact Check: Ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad seen in Moscow? No, the images are old
    Fact Check: Ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad seen in Moscow? No, the images are old

    Social media users are sharing three images, claiming these show the first appearance of Bashar al-Assad in Syria after the toppling of his government...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 9 Dec 2024 7:31 PM IST

    Fact Check: Cow assaulted at ISKCON farm in Bangladesh? No, video is from Jalandhar
    Fact Check: Cow assaulted at ISKCON farm in Bangladesh? No, video is from Jalandhar

    A video circulating on social media shows four men brutally beating a cow with sticks allegedly at an ISKCON farm in Bangladesh.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 7 Dec 2024 3:06 PM IST

    Fact Check: Pankaj Tripathi appeals not to vote for BJP? No, video shared by AAP is edited
    Fact Check: Pankaj Tripathi appeals not to vote for BJP? No, video shared by AAP is edited

    A PSA has been making rounds showing Bollywood actor Pankaj Tripathi appealing to people not to vote for the BJP.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 5 Dec 2024 3:08 PM IST

    Fact Check: Chennai Marina Beach inundated by heavy rainfall? No, the video is months old
    Fact Check: Chennai Marina Beach inundated by heavy rainfall? No, the video is months old

    Social Media users are sharing a video of a flooded area, claiming it shows the visuals of Marina Beach in Chennai following heavy rainfall.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 4 Dec 2024 4:55 PM IST

    Trumpā€™s FBI chief pick Kash Patel is son of X user Dr. Parik Patel? No, Dr Parik is busy fathering many
    Trumpā€™s FBI chief pick Kash Patel is son of X user 'Dr. Parik Patel'? No, Dr Parik is busy fathering many

    The account exaggerates the life and career paths of the two American Indians in the Trump administration ā€“ Kash Patel and Vivek Ramaswamy ā€“ for...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 3 Dec 2024 6:04 PM IST

    Fact Check: BJP winners in UP by-polls got equal votes due to EVM manipulation? Here are the facts
    Fact Check: BJP winners in UP by-polls got equal votes due to EVM manipulation? Here are the facts

    Manipulating the EVMs helped the BJP secure an identical number of votes for its candidates in Phulpur and Katehari by-polls in Uttar Pradesh.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 2 Dec 2024 4:49 PM IST

    Fact Check: Chinmoy Das sexually assaulted Hindu woman in Bangladesh? No, video shows priest from Rajasthan
    Fact Check: Chinmoy Das sexually assaulted Hindu woman in Bangladesh? No, video shows priest from Rajasthan

    The video allegedly showing Chinmoy Krishna Das sexually assaulting a Hindu woman in Sylhet, Bangladesh, has gone viral.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 29 Nov 2024 6:40 PM IST

    Fact Check: Kejriwal ignores Rahul Gandhi during Sorenā€™s swearing ceremony? No, viral video is clipped to mislead
    Fact Check: Kejriwal ignores Rahul Gandhi during Sorenā€™s swearing ceremony? No, viral video is clipped to mislead

    A video from Hemant Sorenā€™s swearing-in ceremony has been circulating, claiming to show Arvind Kejriwal deliberately avoiding shaking hands with Rahul...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 29 Nov 2024 4:42 PM IST

    Fact Check: Nehru slapped for calling Arya Samaj members ā€˜refugeesā€™? No, picture is from a Patna party meeting
    Fact Check: Nehru slapped for calling Arya Samaj members ā€˜refugeesā€™? No, picture is from a Patna party meeting

    The image has gone viral claiming to show Jawaharlal Nehru after he was slapped by Swami Vidyanand Videh for referring to members of the Arya Samaj as...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 28 Nov 2024 5:35 PM IST

    Fact Check: Protests against EVMs after Maharashtra polls? No, viral video is from Delhi
    Fact Check: Protests against EVMs after Maharashtra polls? No, viral video is from Delhi

    The viral video shows protests against the use of EVMs in elections after the Maharashtra elections result.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 27 Nov 2024 6:49 PM IST

    Fact Check: Dhirendra Shastri padayatra disrupted by Aurangzeb poster? No, video is from Maharashtra elections
    Fact Check: Dhirendra Shastri padayatra disrupted by Aurangzeb poster? No, video is from Maharashtra elections

    Social Media users are sharing a video claiming Bageshwar Dhamā€™s Dhirendra Shastriā€™s foot march was disrupted by Muslims by displaying Aurangzebā€™s...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 27 Nov 2024 11:36 AM IST

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