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 police pushing away cycle rider from VIP convoy is not from Andhra Pradesh
    Fact Check: Viral video of police pushing away cycle rider from VIP convoy is not from Andhra Pradesh

    The convoy in the video belongs to the Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister and the video was recorded in September 2023.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 17 Oct 2023 3:34 PM IST


    Fact Check: Fabricated audio makes CNN ground footage of Israel-Hamas war look fake
    Fact Check: Fabricated audio makes CNN ground footage of Israel-Hamas war look fake

    NewsMeter found that the video had been manipulated by adding external audio.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 16 Oct 2023 6:14 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video shows Arma 3 video game footage, not a firefight between Israel and Hamas
    Fact Check: Video shows Arma 3 video game footage, not a firefight between Israel and Hamas

    The footage is not real and is from the video game called Arma 3 – an open-world, tactical-shooter video game that promises ā€œtrue combat gameplay in a...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 16 Oct 2023 4:09 PM IST


    Fact Check: Old video of Lebanese protesting at Israel border falsely linked to Israel-Hamas conflict
    Fact Check: Old video of Lebanese protesting at Israel border falsely linked to Israel-Hamas conflict

    The viral video is two years old and has no link to ongoing conflict.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 14 Oct 2023 4:02 PM IST


    Fact Check: Old video of grieving child from Syria falsely linked to Israel-Hamas conflict
    Fact Check: Old video of grieving child from Syria falsely linked to Israel-Hamas conflict

    Old video of grieving child from Syria falsely linked to Israel-Hamas conflict

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 14 Oct 2023 3:38 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video from South Korea shared as Hamas militants flying into high-voltage power line
    Fact Check: Video from South Korea shared as Hamas militants flying into high-voltage power line

    The viral video was from South Korea. It is not related to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 13 Oct 2023 6:26 PM IST


    Fact Check: BTS clip of film in Gaza shared as Palestinians faking injuries in conflict with Israel
    Fact Check: BTS clip of film in Gaza shared as Palestinians faking injuries in conflict with Israel

    The video is at least as old as 2017. It shows Mariam Saleh, a Palestinian makeup artist, working on creating the special effects in a film being shot...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 13 Oct 2023 4:37 PM IST


    Fact Check: Viral video shows two TDP councillors fighting, not TDP and JSP workers
    Fact Check: Viral video shows two TDP councillors fighting, not TDP and JSP workers

    The video shows two TDP councillors, Gummadi Ramesh and Pasupuleti Trimurthulu, fighting in 2016.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 12 Oct 2023 3:48 PM IST


    Fact Check: Old image of Netanyahu sending his son to army falsely linked to conflict with Hamas
    Fact Check: Old image of Netanyahu sending his son to army falsely linked to conflict with Hamas

    The image is from 2014. The claim that it shows Netanyahu sending his son to fight against Hamas in the ongoing war is false.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 12 Oct 2023 11:33 AM IST


    Fact Check: Viral video of group assaulting man is from Jubilee Hills in Hyderabad, not Andhra Pradesh
    Fact Check: Viral video of group assaulting man is from Jubilee Hills in Hyderabad, not Andhra Pradesh

    The incident took place in Jubilee Hills in Hyderabad, Telangana, not Andhra Pradesh.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 11 Oct 2023 6:04 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video from Azerbaijan passed off as Israeli generals captured by Hamas
    Fact Check: Video from Azerbaijan passed off as Israeli generals captured by Hamas

    The video shows separatist leaders accused of creating illegal arms groups arrested in Azerbaijan.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 11 Oct 2023 12:09 PM IST


    Fact Check: Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen is alive and kicking; media outlets fall for fake post
    Fact Check: Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen is alive and kicking; media outlets fall for fake post

    Sen’s daughter and actor Nandana Sen posted a clarification stating that news about his father’s death is fake.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 11 Oct 2023 9:17 AM IST


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