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: Ahmedabad plane crash visuals? No, video shows apartment fire in Delhi’s Dwarka

A video showing a building on fire is being shared on social media with the false claim that it shows visuals from the Air India plane crash site in...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 13 Jun 2025 1:04 PM IST

Fact Check: Final moments of Ahmedabad plane crash go viral? No, video shows Nepal plane crash in 2023

A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows the final moments of a passenger from inside the Ahmedabad plane, moments before it crashed.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 12 Jun 2025 5:34 PM IST

Fact Check: Guwahati railway station flooded? No, clip is from Mumbai

A video has been circulating online, claiming that the video shows the flooded Guwahati railway station.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 11 Jun 2025 6:38 PM IST

Fact Check: Indian Army seizes weapons, cash in Manipur raid on militants? No, video is from Myanmar

A video showing a cache of seized weapons and cash has been circulating online, claiming it was recovered by the Indian Army in Manipur during a raid...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 10 Jun 2025 3:16 PM IST

Fact Check: Khan Sir’s wife reveals her face during wedding reception? No, video is AI-generated

A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows famous educator Khan Sir’s wife purportedly revealing her face during the couple’s reception.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 9 Jun 2025 6:10 PM IST

Fact Check: Hindu man arrested for protesting daughter’s abduction in Bangladesh? No, find the facts here

A video has been circulating with the claim that a Hindu man in Bangladesh was assaulted for protesting the abduction of his daughter.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 5 Jun 2025 5:48 PM IST

Fact Check: UP police give ‘lathi treatment’ for pro-Pakistan sloganeering? No, find the truth here

A video, showing police giving lathi treatment to a group of youths, is circulating online with the claim that they raised pro-Pakistan slogans in...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 4 Jun 2025 5:18 PM IST

Fact Check: Russia attacks Ukrainian fuel storage unit? No, video depicts fire at Sharjah's Al Hamriyah port

A video showing flames and a massive plume of smoke has been circulating online, claiming it depicts Russia’s attack on Ukraine.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 3 Jun 2025 3:14 PM IST

Fact Check: Tej Pratap Yadav’s alleged lover Anushka Yadav’s reel goes viral? Find the facts here

A video has been circulating on social media, claiming Tej Pratap Yadav’s mystery girlfriend, Anushka Yadav, makes reels on Instagram.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 2 Jun 2025 5:02 PM IST

Fact Check: Woman in Manohar Lal Dhakad's viral video ready to marry him? No, here is the truth

A video has been circulating on social media, claiming to show the woman filmed in an obscene act on the highway with Manohar Lal Dhakad expressing...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 1 Jun 2025 2:34 PM IST

Fact Check: India’s S-400 defence system goes down in Pakistan’s airstrikes? No, here are the facts

An image has been circulating online, claiming to show India’s S-400 system destroyed by Pakistan, in retaliation for Operation Sindoor.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 29 May 2025 5:08 PM IST

Fact Check: Manohar Lal Dhakad’s obscene act—Lubna Qureshi’s videos go viral? No, find the facts here

Two videos have been circulating online, claiming to show Lubna Qureshi, the person who was allegedly filmed in a lewd act with Dhakad on the highway.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 28 May 2025 4:06 PM IST

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