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: Kejriwal called Messiah of Muslims ahead of 2025 Delhi polls? Heres the truth behind viral pamphlet
    Fact Check: Kejriwal called 'Messiah of Muslims' ahead of 2025 Delhi polls? Here's the truth behind viral pamphlet

    A pamphlet calling Kejriwal the ā€˜Messiah of Muslimsā€™ has been circulating ahead of the 2025 Delhi Assembly polls.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 28 Jan 2025 6:03 PM IST


    Fact Check: Karnatakaā€™s tableau features Tipu Sultan in 2025 Republic Day parade? No, viral image is from 2014
    Fact Check: Karnatakaā€™s tableau features Tipu Sultan in 2025 Republic Day parade? No, viral image is from 2014

    An image has gone viral claiming that Karnataka featured Tipu Sultan on its tableau in the 2025 Republic Day parade.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 27 Jan 2025 6:10 PM IST


    Fact Check: Indian govt bans paper currency from Feb 1, switches to digital money? No, adverts in Kerala dailies misidentified as news
    Fact Check: Indian govt bans paper currency from Feb 1, switches to digital money? No, adverts in Kerala dailies misidentified as news

    Several clippings from Kerala newspapers have been circulating with the claim that paper currency will be completely banned and replaced by digital...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 24 Jan 2025 8:16 PM IST


    Fact Check: Indiaā€™s robotic sewer cleaner mistaken for Chinese tech; viral image is from Karnataka
    Fact Check: Indiaā€™s robotic sewer cleaner mistaken for Chinese tech; viral image is from Karnataka

    A collage featuring two imagesā€”one showing a robotic machine cleaning a sewer and the other showing a man engaged in manual scavengingā€”is being shared...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 23 Jan 2025 6:14 PM IST


    Fact Check: Indian arrested in Japan for molesting girl? No, image shows Pakistani national Afzal Muhammad
    Fact Check: Indian arrested in Japan for molesting girl? No, image shows Pakistani national Afzal Muhammad

    An image of a man named Pramod Rathore has gone viral with the claim that he was arrested in Japan for molesting a girl on a train.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 22 Jan 2025 6:12 PM IST


    Fact Check: Chandra Arya spoke in Kannada after filing nomination for Canadian PM post? No, viral video is from 2022
    Fact Check: Chandra Arya spoke in Kannada after filing nomination for Canadian PM post? No, viral video is from 2022

    A video of Chandra Arya has gone viral with the claim that the Canadian PM aspirant spoke in Kannada after filing his nomination in 2025.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 21 Jan 2025 3:40 PM IST


    Fact Check: Muslim house help of Samajwadi Party leader caught mixing urine in food? No, video is from Kuwait
    Fact Check: Muslim house help of Samajwadi Party leader caught mixing urine in food? No, video is from Kuwait

    A video has gone viral with the claim that a Muslim house help was caught mixing urine in the food of a Hindu household belonging to an SP leader.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 20 Jan 2025 6:47 PM IST


    Fact Check: Rahul Gandhi insults Mallikarjun Kharge during party officeā€™s inauguration? No, viral video is clipped
    Fact Check: Rahul Gandhi insults Mallikarjun Kharge during party officeā€™s inauguration? No, viral video is clipped

    A video has gone viral claiming Rahul Gandhi insulted the Congress president during the inauguration event of the Congress partyā€™s new headquarters.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 Jan 2025 2:06 PM IST


    Fact Check: Maha Kumbh Mela started with shankh blown for over 2 minutes? No, video is from 2023
    Fact Check: Maha Kumbh Mela started with shankh blown for over 2 minutes? No, video is from 2023

    A video of a man blowing a conch has gone viral with the claim it is from the inaugural ceremony of the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 17 Jan 2025 7:07 PM IST


    Fact Check: Muslim man urinates on Kumbh Mela poster in Raebareli? No, the claim is false
    Fact Check: Muslim man urinates on Kumbh Mela poster in Raebareli? No, the claim is false

    A video of a mob assaulting a man has gone viral with the claim that a Muslim man was thrashed for urinating on a Kumbh Mela poster in Raebareli, UP.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 16 Jan 2025 1:59 PM IST


    Fact Check: Rahul Gandhi calls ā€˜Bharat Mataā€™ an unparliamentary word? Letā€™s find the truth
    Fact Check: Rahul Gandhi calls ā€˜Bharat Mataā€™ an unparliamentary word? Letā€™s find the truth

    A video of Rahul Gandhi has gone viral with the claim that the Congress leader has termed the slogan ā€˜Bharat Mataā€™ as unparliamentary.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 15 Jan 2025 3:41 PM IST


    Fact Check: Maha Kumbh Mela sees fire break out at hospital? No, its mock drill
    Fact Check: Maha Kumbh Mela sees fire break out at hospital? No, it's mock drill

    A video of chaos has gone viral as visuals of fire breaking out in a hospital at Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 13 Jan 2025 4:16 PM IST


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