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: Video of the Canadian high commissioner dodging media on Khalistan is old
    Fact Check: Video of the Canadian high commissioner dodging media on Khalistan is old

    The video is from 2022, showing MacKay visiting Gurudwara Bangla Sahib in New Delhi. It is being falsely linked to the ongoing diplomatic row.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 25 Sept 2023 7:29 PM IST


    Fact Check: Image of trees forming shape of PM Modi’s face is AI-generated
    Fact Check: Image of trees forming shape of PM Modi’s face is AI-generated

    The image has been generated using AI (Artificial Intelligence) software.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 25 Sept 2023 7:03 PM IST


    IT employees protest against Chandrababu Naidu’s arrest in Hyderabad? Read the fact-check
    IT employees protest against Chandrababu Naidu’s arrest in Hyderabad? Read the fact-check

    NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The image has been on the Internet since 2022.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 23 Sept 2023 6:42 PM IST


    Fact Check: Image showing Sirajs ecstatic celebration with an extra leap is morphed
    Fact Check: Image showing Siraj's ecstatic celebration with an extra leap is morphed

    The viral image showing Siraj's celebration with an extra leap is morphed.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 23 Sept 2023 2:18 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video of boys assaulting Hijab-clad classmate is from Indonesia, not India
    Fact Check: Video of boys assaulting Hijab-clad classmate is from Indonesia, not India

    NewsMeter probe found that the incident happened in Purworejo, Indonesia, in 2020.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 22 Sept 2023 6:34 PM IST


    Kohli being rested regularly to stop him from breaking Sachin’s record false statement attributed to Gilchrist
    'Kohli being rested regularly to stop him from breaking Sachin’s record' false statement attributed to Gilchrist

    NewsMeter found that no such statement was made by Adam Gilchrist or AB de Villiers.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 21 Sept 2023 3:52 PM IST


    Fact Check: Doctored video shows Kylian Mbappe playing soccer with a robot
    Fact Check: Doctored video shows Kylian Mbappe playing soccer with a robot

    We found that the video was digitally manipulated by adding the robot.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 20 Sept 2023 4:44 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video compilation of disasters falsely passed off as Mountain collapse in Tibet
    Fact Check: Video compilation of disasters falsely passed off as Mountain collapse in Tibet

    Clips of several natural disasters have been merged and falsely linked to a single incident on the Chamo Highway in Tibet.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 20 Sept 2023 3:06 PM IST


    Andrew Symonds is not alive, statement attributed to him about the Asia Cup 2023 final is fake
    Andrew Symonds is not alive, statement attributed to him about the Asia Cup 2023 final is fake

    NewsMeter found Andrew Symonds passed away in a motor accident in 2022.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 Sept 2023 4:35 PM IST


    Fact Check: Rescue video of infant is from Kanpur, not Morocco
    Fact Check: Rescue video of infant is from Kanpur, not Morocco

    NewsMeter found that the video is from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 Sept 2023 3:15 PM IST


    Fact Check: Child in the video was rescued in Syria earthquake, not Morocco
    Fact Check: Child in the video was rescued in Syria earthquake, not Morocco

    NewsMeter found that the video is from Syria, not Morocco.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 16 Sept 2023 8:02 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video of rescue operation in floods is from China, not Libya
    Fact Check: Video of rescue operation in floods is from China, not Libya

    NewsMeter found that the video is from China.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 16 Sept 2023 4:27 PM IST


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