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: Afghanistan’s FM Mutaqqi announces Hindu temples? No, video is AI-manipulated

A video has been circulating on social media, claiming to show Afghanistan’s FM announcing the building of Hindu temples in Afghanistan in exchange...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 13 Oct 2025 3:18 PM IST

Fact Check: Rift in Mahagathbandhan - Mukesh Sahani calls Tejaswi Yadav arrogant? No, here are the facts

A video has been circulating online, claiming that VIP’s Mukesh Sahani has called Tejaswi Yadav arrogant ahead of the 2025 Bihar polls.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 11 Oct 2025 1:42 PM IST

Fact Check: Pakistan’s airstrikes on Kabul, explosions at night? Visuals show unrelated footage

A video and an image have been circulating online, claiming to show visuals of Pakistan’s airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 10 Oct 2025 6:11 PM IST

Fact Check: Uttar Pradesh citizens do govt work, cover open drains? No, video is reversed

A video has been circulating online, claiming that citizens have taken it upon themselves to cover drains in Uttar Pradesh.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 9 Oct 2025 4:17 PM IST

Fact Check: Separatists attack oil tanker using drone on Jaipur-Ajmer highway? No, here are the facts

A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows explosions due to a drone attack by separatists on a tanker on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 8 Oct 2025 2:54 PM IST

Fact Check: Prashant Kishor warns Kushwaha community before Bihar polls? No, here are the facts

A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows Prashant Kishor threatening to ‘harm’ the Kushwaha community if his party Jan Suraaj comes to...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 8 Oct 2025 7:03 AM IST

Fact Check: Yogi’s police use tear gas to disperse protestors in Uttar Pradesh? No, here are the facts

A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows police dispersing protesters in Yogi Adityanath’s Uttar Pradesh.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 6 Oct 2025 6:58 PM IST

Fact Check: Leh ADC admits Amit Shah ordered Sonam Wangchuk's arrest, appeals attack on BJP offices? No, video is AI-manipulated

A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows Leh ADC Ghulam Mohd admitting to arresting Sonam Wangchuk on orders from Amit Shah.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 3 Oct 2025 5:55 PM IST

Md Mahfooz Alam

Fact Check: Afghanistan’s FM Mutaqqi announces Hindu temples? No, video is AI-manipulated

Fact Check: Rift in Mahagathbandhan - Mukesh Sahani calls Tejaswi Yadav arrogant? No, here are the facts

Fact Check: Pakistan’s airstrikes on Kabul, explosions at night? Visuals show unrelated footage

Fact Check: Uttar Pradesh citizens do govt work, cover open drains? No, video is reversed

Fact Check: Separatists attack oil tanker using drone on Jaipur-Ajmer highway? No, here are the facts

Fact Check: Prashant Kishor warns Kushwaha community before Bihar polls? No, here are the facts

Fact Check: Yogi’s police use tear gas to disperse protestors in Uttar Pradesh? No, here are the facts

Fact Check: Leh ADC admits Amit Shah ordered Sonam Wangchuk's arrest, appeals attack on BJP offices? No, video is AI-manipulated

Fact Check: Sonam Wangchuk instigated Nepal-Bangladesh-like violence in Ladakh? No, clipped video misses context

Fact Check: Sonam Wangchuk’s arrest – Ladakh DGP admits to false arrest? No, video is manipulated

Fact Check: Karur rally stampede – Vijay’s portrait, TVK flagpole demolished? No, video is old

Fact Check: ‘Vote Chor, Gaddi Chhod’ campaign – BJP’s van vandalised? No, video is from 2024

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