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: Nepal Hindus take down ‘Muslim flags’, hoist saffron flags? No, video is from Karnataka

A video has been circulating on social media, with the claim that Hindus in Nepal are hoisting saffron flags after removing green coloured ‘Muslim...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 15 Sept 2025 5:47 PM IST

Fact Check: Nepal communication minister Prithvi Gurung’s house torched? Yes, but viral video misleads

A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows Nepal’s communication minister pleading with protestors to spare him and his house.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 12 Sept 2025 7:46 PM IST

Fact Check: Charlie Kirk shooter seen fleeing? No, video shows suspect in Nevada shooting

A video has been circulating online, claiming it shows the shooter of Charlie Kirk escaping.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 11 Sept 2025 6:24 PM IST

Fact Check: Nepal protests – Pro-govt journalist assaulted in public? No, video shows a bank thief

A video has been circulating claiming it shows a pro-government Nepali news anchor being assaulted by protestors amid the ongoing crisis.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 11 Sept 2025 12:14 PM IST

Fact Check: Nepali protestor tosses tear gas canister with hand? No, video is from Pakistan 2022

A video showing a youth catching a tear gas canister and throwing it away has been circulating, claiming it is from the ongoing Nepal crisis.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 10 Sept 2025 5:33 PM IST

Fact Check: Nepal protests – Police attacked with sticks, stones? Here are the facts

A video has been circulating on social media, claiming it shows a clash between Nepali youth and police in the country’s ongoing conflict.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 10 Sept 2025 5:00 PM IST

Fact Check: ‘Islamist mob’ sets church on fire in France? No, here are the facts

A video of a church on fire has been circulating online, claiming it was set on fire by an ‘Islamist mob’ in France.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 9 Sept 2025 6:09 PM IST

Telugu Video | Curing Myths: Do colour-blind people see only in black and white?

Dr. Sirisha Asmath, Consultant Ophthalmologist at KIM's Hospital, debunks the myth that people with colour blindness see only in black and white.

By Newsmeter Network Published on 9 Aug 2025 6:30 PM IST

Video | Curing Myths: Breaking the myths around male fertility

Dr. Sanjay Prakash J, Consultant Microsurgical Andrologist & Urologist at Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology, Chennai, explains male fertility...

By Newsmeter Network Published on 20 Jun 2025 1:38 PM IST

Tamil Video | Curing Myths: Can autism be easily detected in girl children?

Dr Velprashanth, who is a Child Psychiatrist, speaks on the detection of autism in girls.

By Newsmeter Network Published on 31 May 2025 11:00 AM IST

Fact Check: Indian Army retaliates against Pakistan after Pahalgam terror attack? No, video is from 2020

A video of artillery shelling has been circulating on social media, claiming it shows retaliation by the Indian Army against Pakistan following the...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 23 April 2025 3:45 PM IST

Fact Check: Pakistani minister assaults couple on camera? Here’s what happened

A video has been circulating with the claim that Pakistan’s Punjab education minister, Rana Sikandar Hayat, sexually assaulted a woman and her partner...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 4 March 2025 3:36 PM IST

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