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.

Fact Check: Viral video does not show Yemen’s Houthi attacking Israeli ship

NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The video showed an explosion of an oil tanker off the Nigerian coast in 2022.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 1 Oct 2024 7:01 PM IST

Fact Check: Video from 2018 falsely peddled as Shia-Sunni riot in Lebanon after Nasrallah’s killing

NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The video is from 2018 and is not linked to the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 30 Sept 2024 8:09 PM IST

Fact Check: Video showing Jagan ‘throwing away theertham’ is clipped

NewsMeter found the claim was false, as the video in circulation was zoomed and clipped deliberately to show Jagan’s actions in bad light.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 27 Sept 2024 6:09 PM IST

Fact Check: Video of Pope’s visit to East Timor falsely linked to rally by AIMIM’s Imtiaz Jaleel

NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The video is from Pope Francis’s visit to East Timor.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 24 Sept 2024 6:43 PM IST

Fact Check: Pakistani firm falsely linked to adulterated ghee controversy at Tirupati Temple

The screenshot shows the employee names of a Pakistan-based company AR Foods (Pvt) Limited, not India’s Tamil Nadu-based AR Dairy Food Private...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 23 Sept 2024 5:12 PM IST

Fact Check: Video from Bangladesh passed off as Muslims vandalizing toll plaza in India

NewsMeter found the claim false as the video is from Bangladesh.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 23 Sept 2024 11:56 AM IST

Fact Check: Viral ‘hate speech’ video is from stage play in Odisha

The visual is actually from a public performance and the crowd attacked the actors in the middle of the play.

By Newsmeter Network Published on 22 Sept 2024 4:46 PM IST

Fact Check: Shri Bhagya Lakshmi Mandir near Charminar was not attacked during Milad procession

The video actually shows police dispersing the crowd to control a fire that had broken out from a DJ's generator set during the Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 20 Sept 2024 1:10 PM IST