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 Arvind Kejriwal speaking on exploitation of poor peddled with missing context
    Fact Check: Old video of Arvind Kejriwal speaking on exploitation of poor peddled with missing context

    In the original video, Kejriwal says there should not be a situation where you first exploit poor people and then help them.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 28 March 2024 9:47 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Video of people vandalising BJP campaign vehicle is from Telangana 2022, not from Odisha
    Fact Check: Video of people vandalising BJP campaign vehicle is from Telangana 2022, not from Odisha

    NewsMeter found that the video was from Telangana in 2022.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 26 March 2024 11:33 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Video showing Muslim man removing saffron flag is scripted
    Fact Check: Video showing Muslim man removing saffron flag is scripted

    NewsMeter found that the video is a scripted skit.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 25 March 2024 11:46 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Old video of mob attacking BJP leaders in Darjeeling falsely linked to 2024 poll campaign
    Fact Check: Old video of mob attacking BJP leaders in Darjeeling falsely linked to 2024 poll campaign

    A delegation led by Dilip Ghosh, who was then state president of West Bengal was chased and allegedly heckled by supporters of Binay Tamang in...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 21 March 2024 11:48 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Viral video showing slogans for PM Modi in Congress public meeting in Gujarat is edited
    Fact Check: Viral video showing slogans for PM Modi in Congress public meeting in Gujarat is edited

    The video is edited. The original video shows the public saying Zindabad for Rahul Gandhi on Thakor’s call.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 20 March 2024 3:10 PM GMT


    Fact Check: No, CJI Chandrachud did not leave midway while hearing case on electoral bonds
    Fact Check: No, CJI Chandrachud did not leave midway while hearing case on electoral bonds

    The claim was false as the video was clipped.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 March 2024 10:56 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Statement of Tejashwi Yadav attacking PM Modi misattributed to Rahul Gandhi
    Fact Check: Statement of Tejashwi Yadav attacking PM Modi misattributed to Rahul Gandhi

    The statement was made by RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s son and Bihar’s former deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, during the INDIA alliance rally on March 17.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 March 2024 10:30 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Video of Rahul Gandhi asking for removal of Tricolour during BJNY is clipped
    Fact Check: Video of Rahul Gandhi asking for 'removal of Tricolour' during BJNY is clipped

    The video is clipped and is being shared with the context missing.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 14 March 2024 1:26 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Video of saffron-coloured name board being damaged in Karnataka shared with communal spin
    Fact Check: Video of saffron-coloured name board being damaged in Karnataka shared with communal spin

    The video depicts workers from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) damaging name boards of shops that were not written in Kannada.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 13 March 2024 10:05 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Viral video shows US singer Sophia Urista, not Indian celebrity, peeing on fan’s face
    Fact Check: Viral video shows US singer Sophia Urista, not Indian celebrity, peeing on fan’s face

    The claim is misleading as the video shows Sophia Urista, the lead singer of an American rock band called Brass Against.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 12 March 2024 11:50 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Viral image of Army officer with newborn at husband’s funeral is from 2018, not 2024
    Fact Check: Viral image of Army officer with newborn at husband’s funeral is from 2018, not 2024

    The claim is misleading as the incident is from 2018 when it was covered by the mainstream media.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 11 March 2024 1:25 PM GMT


    Scam Alert! Scam website collecting data posing as free charge from Mukesh Ambani on son’s wedding
    Scam Alert! Scam website collecting data posing as free charge from Mukesh Ambani on son’s wedding

    NewsMeter found that the message was fake. No such offer has been given by Jio, Ambani Ambani-owned telecommunications company.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 10 March 2024 8:47 AM GMT


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