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: Army chief Upendra Dwivedi admits to losing 250 Indian soldiers during Operation Sindoor? No, video is digitally manipulated

A clip is being shared online, claiming that General Dwivedi admitted that India lost 250 soldiers in the war with Pakistan.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 29 July 2025 6:26 PM IST

Fact Check: Another under-construction Bridge collapse in Bihar? No, this incident is from 2024

A video showing a bridge collapse is circulating on social media, with many claiming it highlights another recent incident in Bihar.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 28 July 2025 3:55 PM IST

Fact Check: Maldives displays PM Modi’s portrait with a message of “surrender”? No, viral image is digitally altered

A digitally altered image of PM Modi’s portrait on the wall of the Maldives’ Defence Ministry building with the word “surrender” is circulating on...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 26 July 2025 2:23 PM IST

Fact Check: Former IAF pilot admits India lost Rafale jets during Operation Sindoor? No, Harjeet Singh passed away in 2023

Sharing the image of former Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Harjeet Singh Arora, it is being claimed that he admitted to India losing Rafale jets...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 25 July 2025 7:33 PM IST

Md Mahfooz Alam

Fact Check: Army chief Upendra Dwivedi admits to losing 250 Indian soldiers during Operation Sindoor? No, video is digitally manipulated

Fact Check: Another under-construction Bridge collapse in Bihar? No, this incident is from 2024

Fact Check: Maldives displays PM Modi’s portrait with a message of “surrender”? No, viral image is digitally altered

Fact Check: Former IAF pilot admits India lost Rafale jets during Operation Sindoor? No, Harjeet Singh passed away in 2023

Fact Check: Crashed Russian plane debris found? Yes, but image shows Air India plane crash in 2010

Fact Check: Israeli soldier in viral images died by suicide? No, photos show UK MP Wes Streeting

Fact Check: Jagdeep Dhankar resigns as VP after Nadda insults him? No, viral clip is edited

Fact Check: Hindu girl thrashes Muslim harasser in UP’s Unnao? No, video’s communal angle is fake

Fact Check: Karnataka cop thrashes detainee with belt in police station? No, video is from UP

Fact Check: Judge takes selfie with Rahul Gandhi in Lucknow court? No, here are the facts

Fact Check: Six Assam Rifles soldiers killed by Myanmar-based ULFA group? No, find the facts here

Fact Check: Communal claim falsely links Muslim man from UP’s Deoria to marriage with daughter-in-law

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