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

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: Bangladeshi infiltrator steals from Hindu businessmans home in India? No, video is from Paraguay
    Fact Check: Bangladeshi infiltrator steals from Hindu businessman's home in India? No, video is from Paraguay

    A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows a Bangladeshi infiltrator in India committing burglary from a Hindu businessmanā€™s home.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 23 Oct 2025 6:50 PM IST

    Fact Check: Stubble burning behind toxic air in Delhi post 2025 Diwali? ANI video is from 2024
    Fact Check: Stubble burning behind toxic air in Delhi post 2025 Diwali? ANI video is from 2024

    A video of stubble burning is being shared as the alleged reason for the hazardous air quality in Delhi after Diwali in 2025.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 22 Oct 2025 7:20 PM IST

    Fact Check: Bihar polls ā€“ Deputy CM Samrat calls CM Nitish Kumar useless? No, here are the facts
    Fact Check: Bihar polls ā€“ Deputy CM Samrat calls CM Nitish Kumar useless? No, here are the facts

    A video has been circulating online, claiming to show the Deputy CM Chaudhary calling CM Nitish Kumar ā€˜useless.ā€™

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 17 Oct 2025 5:15 PM IST

    Fact Check: Pak-Afghan conflict ā€“ Taliban convoy marches to Pakistan? Here are the facts
    Fact Check: Pak-Afghan conflict ā€“ Taliban convoy marches to Pakistan? Here are the facts

    A video has been circulating online, claiming to show the Taliban marching toward Pakistan amid the ongoing Pak-Afghan conflict.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 16 Oct 2025 5:16 PM IST

    Fact Check: Pak-Afghan conflict ā€“ Pakistani soldiers tortured in Taliban captivity? No, here is the truth
    Fact Check: Pak-Afghan conflict ā€“ Pakistani soldiers tortured in Taliban captivity? No, here is the truth

    A video is circulating online, claiming to show Pakistani soldiers captured and caned by Afghan Taliban forces in the ongoing conflict.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 15 Oct 2025 5:54 PM IST

    Fact Check: IRCTC scam ā€“ Nitish Kumar says Lalu Yadav falsely charged? Here are the facts
    Fact Check: IRCTC scam ā€“ Nitish Kumar says Lalu Yadav falsely charged? Here are the facts

    A video has been circulating online, claiming that Nitish Kumar said that Lalu Yadav is being harassed by the Central government.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 14 Oct 2025 7:13 PM IST

    Fact Check: Afghanistanā€™s FM Mutaqqi announces Hindu temples? No, video is AI-manipulated
    Fact Check: Afghanistanā€™s FM Mutaqqi announces Hindu temples? No, video is AI-manipulated

    A video has been circulating on social media, claiming to show Afghanistanā€™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
    Fact Check: Rift in Mahagathbandhan - Mukesh Sahani calls Tejaswi Yadav arrogant? No, here are the facts

    A video has been circulating online, claiming that VIPā€™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: Pakistanā€™s airstrikes on Kabul, explosions at night? Visuals show unrelated footage
    Fact Check: Pakistanā€™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 Pakistanā€™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
    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
    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
    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 ā€˜harmā€™ the Kushwaha community if his party Jan Suraaj comes to...

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

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