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

Was Netaji’s ‘Subh Sukh Chain’ the old National Anthem of India? Read the fact-check

The song, “Subh Sukh Chain” is the Hindustani translation of Rabindranath Tagore’s “Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata” written in Bangla.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 31 Jan 2024 9:01 PM IST

Fact Check: Viral video does not show Maldivian president Mohamed Muizzu being thrashed in Parliament

The video shows the clash between two Maldivian Members of Parliament.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 30 Jan 2024 6:48 PM IST

Fact Check: BJP did not launch phone number to ask support for UCC through missed calls

The number was launched by the BJP in 2023 for people to join the party’s ‘Jan Sampark Se Jan Samarthan’ campaign.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 29 Jan 2024 6:56 PM IST

Fact Check: TDP leader Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar calling for demolition of Ambedkar statue in Vijayawada is fake news

Narendra Kumar took to X to inform that he filed a complaint with the Guntur SP regarding the fake news.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 27 Jan 2024 6:54 PM IST

Fact Check: Viral video of temple donations is from Sanwaliya Seth Mandir in Rajasthan, not Ayodhya’s Ram Temple

NewsMeter found that the video shows donations received in Sanwaliya Seth Mandir in Rajasthan.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 25 Jan 2024 7:31 PM IST

Fact Check: Video of cops detaining protestors is from Hyderabad, not Mumbai’s Mira road

The video shows Hyderabad police detaining youths from the Zohra colony in Hyderabad’s Shalibanda area in 2022.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 24 Jan 2024 6:52 PM IST

Fact Check: Old video of Sikh prayers falsely linked to inauguration of Ram Temple in Ayodhya

The video is at least five years old and is being falsely linked to Ram Temple’s inauguration.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 23 Jan 2024 5:28 PM IST

Fact Check: Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak and heads of other nations were not invited to Ayodhya’s Ram Temple inauguration

The video shows leaders of respective countries arriving in New Delhi to attend the G-20 summit held on September 9-10, 2023.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 22 Jan 2024 5:32 PM IST

Fact Check: AI-generated images falsely presented as mysterious creatures unearthed during Thailand’s King Rama V's reign

NewsMeter found that the images were created using an AI tool Midjourney.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 20 Jan 2024 8:27 PM IST