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: Viral video of YSRCP MLA Pushpa Sreevani speaking about tribals’ plight shared as recent

Fact Check: Viral video of YSRCP MLA Pushpa Sreevani speaking about tribals’ plight shared as recent

The viral video is not recent and does not show Sreevani criticizing YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s government

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 17 Dec 2023 3:55 PM IST

Fact Check: Old video of fire on ship shared as Houthi rebels attack on Maersk Gibraltar

Fact Check: Old video of fire on ship shared as Houthi rebels attack on Maersk Gibraltar

The video is from 2018 and does not show the Maersk Gibraltar ship on fire.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 16 Dec 2023 4:31 PM IST

Fact Check: Old video of Vasundhara Raje accidentally slipping linked to Rajasthan’s change of guard

Fact Check: Old video of Vasundhara Raje accidentally slipping linked to Rajasthan’s change of guard

The video is at least seven years old. The claim that the incident happened before the legislative meeting of the BJP tomorrow is false.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 13 Dec 2023 10:00 AM IST

Fact Check: Name of third accused in Lucknow’s sexual assault case being excluded to give communal spin

Fact Check: Name of third accused in Lucknow’s sexual assault case being excluded to give communal spin

The name of the third accused is Satyam Mishra and there is no communal angle.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 12 Dec 2023 4:17 PM IST

Fact Check: Viral message urging registration to avail LPG cylinder at Rs 500 in Telangana is fake

Fact Check: Viral message urging registration to avail LPG cylinder at Rs 500 in Telangana is fake

The newly formed Telangana Congress government has not announced any registration to avail of LPG cylinders at Rs 500.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 11 Dec 2023 7:27 PM IST

Fact Check: Post claiming appointment of Mohit Pandey as chief priest of Ayodhya Ram Mandir is misleading

Fact Check: Post claiming appointment of Mohit Pandey as chief priest of Ayodhya Ram Mandir is misleading

The claim is misleading as Mohit Pandey has been selected as a priest of Ayodhya Ram Temple but not as its chief priest.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 9 Dec 2023 5:57 PM IST

Fact Check: Viral video of TMC MP Mahua Moitra being forcibly removed is not related to her expulsion

Fact Check: Viral video of TMC MP Mahua Moitra being forcibly removed is not related to her expulsion

The video is not related to Mahua Moitra’s expulsion and is from October 3.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 8 Dec 2023 7:44 PM IST

Fact Check: Viral video of ‘drunk’ BJP leader Sunny Deol on Mumbai streets is film footage

Fact Check: Viral video of ‘drunk’ BJP leader Sunny Deol on Mumbai streets is film footage

The video shows behind-the-scenes footage from a film shoot.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 8 Dec 2023 7:26 PM IST

Fact Check: Clipped video of Yogi Adityanath shared as Balaknath being given Rajasthan CM post

Fact Check: Clipped video of Yogi Adityanath shared as Balaknath being given Rajasthan CM post

The video shows Adityanath campaigning for Balak Nath in Tijara before the elections.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 7 Dec 2023 7:41 PM IST

Fact Check: Old video of protests against Nupur Sharma falsely linked to Congress victory in Telangana

Fact Check: Old video of protests against Nupur Sharma falsely linked to Congress victory in Telangana

The rally in the video is not related to Congress’s recent victory in Telangana polls.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 7 Dec 2023 4:50 PM IST

Fact Check: Old visuals of floods falsely linked to Cyclone Michaung in Chennai

Fact Check: Old visuals of floods falsely linked to Cyclone Michaung in Chennai

Both videos are unrelated to the recent floods in Chennai.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 6 Dec 2023 9:44 PM IST

Fact Check: Viral photo of Greta Thunberg holding antisemitic book is morphed

Fact Check: Viral photo of Greta Thunberg holding antisemitic book is morphed

The original image shows Greta holding her book titled ‘The Climate Book.’

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 5 Dec 2023 6:25 PM IST

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