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: Old video of blast in Pakistan falsely linked to rumoured death of terrorist Masood Azhar

Fact Check: Old video of blast in Pakistan falsely linked to rumoured death of terrorist Masood Azhar

The video shows an explosion in Dera Ismail Khan’s Tank Adda in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on November 3, 2023.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 2 Jan 2024 5:29 PM IST

Fact Check: Old video shared as Muslims doing namaz at New York’s Times Square on Christmas Day 2023

Fact Check: Old video shared as Muslims doing namaz at New York’s Times Square on Christmas Day 2023

NewsMeter found that the video is old and the claim is misleading.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 28 Dec 2023 5:06 PM IST

Fact Check: Video of domestic violence falsely shared as caste abuse incident in Rajasthan

Fact Check: Video of domestic violence falsely shared as caste abuse incident in Rajasthan

NewsMeter found that the claim is misleading. The video shows the harassment of a tribal woman by her husband in Rajasthan.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 27 Dec 2023 8:26 PM IST

Fact Check: Video of clash between two pro-Khalistani groups falsely portrayed as Pakistanis vs. Khalistanis

Fact Check: Video of clash between two pro-Khalistani groups falsely portrayed as Pakistanis vs. Khalistanis

NewsMeter found that the claim is misleading. The video portrays a clash between two pro-Khalistani groups.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 27 Dec 2023 4:29 PM IST

Fact Check: Old videos shared as malls being decorated with Lord Ram statues on Christmas Day

Fact Check: Old videos shared as malls being decorated with Lord Ram statues on Christmas Day

Both videos are old and do not show malls being decorated with Lord Ram statues on December 25.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 26 Dec 2023 4:19 PM IST

Fact Check: Claim of US president Joe Biden ‘hugging invisible people’ in viral video is false

Fact Check: Claim of US president Joe Biden ‘hugging invisible people’ in viral video is false

The video is clipped and does not show the full context.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 24 Dec 2023 4:54 PM IST

Fact Check: Viral message on RBI demonetising old Rs 100 notes is fake

Fact Check: Viral message on RBI demonetising old Rs 100 notes is fake

NewsMeter found that the RBI has not made any such announcement.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 22 Dec 2023 7:28 PM IST

Fact Check: Viral post with Jaya Bachchan’s ‘demands’ in Rajya Sabha for senior citizens’ welfare is misleading

Fact Check: Viral post with Jaya Bachchan’s ‘demands’ in Rajya Sabha for senior citizens’ welfare is misleading

Jaya Bachchan spoke in the Parliament about issues being faced by senior citizens but did not make the specific demands mentioned in the post.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 22 Dec 2023 10:39 AM IST

Fact Check: Viral image of anti-Islam banner in rally is old, organised by ‘neo-Nazi’ party in Athens

Fact Check: Viral image of anti-Islam banner in rally is old, organised by ‘neo-Nazi’ party in Athens

NewsMeter found that the image is indeed from Greece but from 2017.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 21 Dec 2023 6:04 PM IST

Fact Check: Old video of Italian PM Giorgia Meloni’s comment on Islam shared as recent

Fact Check: Old video of Italian PM Giorgia Meloni’s comment on Islam shared as recent

The viral video is from 2018 and it was reported by several media outlets on December 18, 2023.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 19 Dec 2023 6:04 PM IST

Fact Check: Viral image of Justin Bieber holding Israeli flag is morphed

Fact Check: Viral image of Justin Bieber holding Israeli flag is morphed

NewsMeter found that Justin Bieber is not holding an Israel flag in the image.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 18 Dec 2023 6:03 PM IST

No, Revanth Reddy has not ordered government employees’ children to study in Telangana State schools

No, Revanth Reddy has not ordered government employees’ children to study in Telangana State schools

NewsMeter verified that Revanth Reddy has not passed any such order.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 18 Dec 2023 3:25 PM IST

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