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: Video of Rahul Gandhi saying Congress is dividing India is edited

Fact Check: Video of Rahul Gandhi saying Congress is dividing India is edited

NewsMeter found that the viral video was edited, and in the original video, Gandhi said the opposite.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 6 March 2024 8:33 PM IST

Fact Check: Video of attack on Doctor in Nashik peddled with false communal spin

Fact Check: Video of attack on Doctor in Nashik peddled with false communal spin

The video does show Dr Kailash Rathi being attacked; however, the communal angle added to it is false.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 5 March 2024 8:15 PM IST

Fact Check: Viral video of Chitra Tripathi predicting poll win for Rahul Gandhi, INDIA alliance is edited

Fact Check: Viral video of Chitra Tripathi predicting poll win for Rahul Gandhi, INDIA alliance is edited

The video was edited by digitally replacing Chitra Tripathi’s audio.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 4 March 2024 5:08 PM IST

Fact Check: Video of domestic violence in Indore falsely passed off as BJP worker assaulting his wife

Fact Check: Video of domestic violence in Indore falsely passed off as BJP worker assaulting his wife

The man in the video is married to two women, and the incident concerns a dispute between him and his first wife.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 2 March 2024 6:27 PM IST

Fact Check: Viral ABP-CVoter survey on AP Assembly Elections 2024 is fabricated

Fact Check: Viral ABP-CVoter survey on AP Assembly Elections 2024 is fabricated

NewsMeter found that the viral poster is fabricated.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 1 March 2024 7:23 PM IST

Fact Check: Viral video of speeding overcrowded train is from Bangladesh, not from UP or Bihar

Fact Check: Viral video of speeding overcrowded train is from Bangladesh, not from UP or Bihar

NewsMeter found that the video is from Bangladesh.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 29 Feb 2024 6:32 PM IST

Fact Check: Viral photo of vegetable vendor displaying communally polarising posters is morphed

Fact Check: Viral photo of vegetable vendor displaying communally polarising posters is morphed

NewsMeter found that the text on the poster was digitally added.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 28 Feb 2024 4:37 PM IST

Fact Check: Video of kidnapping, forced marriage in Jaisalmer shared as caste atrocity

Fact Check: Video of kidnapping, forced marriage in Jaisalmer shared as caste atrocity

The claim is misleading as the kidnapper and the victim belong to the same caste.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 27 Feb 2024 5:58 PM IST

Fact Check: Viral video shows clash over removal of Bhindrawale’s poster, not ongoing farmers protest

Fact Check: Viral video shows clash over removal of Bhindrawale’s poster, not ongoing farmers' protest

It shows a clash over the removal of Sikh separatist leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale’s poster at a fair in Punjab in January.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 26 Feb 2024 6:43 PM IST

Fact Check: EC has not yet announced poll schedule for LS elections 2024; viral notification is fake

Fact Check: EC has not yet announced poll schedule for LS elections 2024; viral notification is fake

The circular is fake since the Election Commission of India is yet to announce the schedule of the upcoming General Elections.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 24 Feb 2024 3:45 PM IST

Fact Check: Viral image of bullet stuck in utensil is from Bangladesh-Myanmar border, not from farmers’ protest

Fact Check: Viral image of bullet stuck in utensil is from Bangladesh-Myanmar border, not from farmers’ protest

The image is from a firing incident at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 23 Feb 2024 6:07 PM IST

Fact Check: Video of woman with skin ailment shared as victim of Israel’s phosphorous bomb

Fact Check: Video of woman with skin ailment shared as victim of Israel’s phosphorous bomb

The woman is from Morocco and is suffering from a rare genetic skin ailment.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 22 Feb 2024 7:09 PM IST

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