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: Chandrayaan-3 findings on moon don’t include river, civilisation, graveyard and aliens
    Fact Check: Chandrayaan-3 findings on moon don’t include river, civilisation, graveyard and aliens

    NewsMeter did not find any announcement by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) saying that the Chandrayaan-3 rover has found any of the...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 1 Sept 2023 7:02 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video of burqa-clad woman hosting national flag is not collector from Karnataka
    Fact Check: Video of burqa-clad woman hosting national flag is not collector from Karnataka

    The video shows Saima Parveen Lone, the vice chairperson of the District Development Council of Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 1 Sept 2023 3:51 PM IST


    Fact Check: Old video shared as behind-the-scenes from Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan
    Fact Check: Old video shared as behind-the-scenes from Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan

    The viral clip shows a stunt being performed by artist Mansoor Ali Khan for a Bengali film called Bagh Bandi Khela.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 31 Aug 2023 4:09 PM IST


    Fact Check: PM Modi’s visit to Queen of Denmark passed off as visit to Queen of England
    Fact Check: PM Modi’s visit to Queen of Denmark passed off as visit to Queen of England

    The video shows PM Modi visiting the Queen of Denmark, not the Queen of the United Kingdom.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 31 Aug 2023 10:30 AM IST


    Fact Check: AI-generated photo shared as Aamir Khans  first look in Lala Amarnath biopic
    Fact Check: AI-generated photo shared as Aamir Khan's first look in Lala Amarnath biopic

    NewsMeter found that the photo was not real. It was generated using the AI tool.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 30 Aug 2023 10:50 AM IST


    Fact Check: CGI video of asteroid exploding on impact with moon shared as real
    Fact Check: CGI video of asteroid exploding on impact with moon shared as real

    The video does not show a real incident. It was computer generated.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 29 Aug 2023 5:05 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video shows NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars, not Chandrayaan-3 on moon
    Fact Check: Video shows NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars, not Chandrayaan-3 on moon

    The video shows NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars. It has no links with the Chandrayaan-3 mission to the moon.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 29 Aug 2023 3:38 PM IST


    Fact Check: Image of Kerala train decorated for Onam is AI-generated
    Fact Check: Image of Kerala train decorated for Onam is AI-generated

    The image has been generated using the AI tool Midjourney.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 28 Aug 2023 5:43 PM IST


    Fact Check: No, Reynolds pen is not leaving the Indian market
    Fact Check: No, Reynolds pen is not leaving the Indian market

    Reynolds has issued a statement stating that the claim is ā€œmisleading and inaccurate.ā€

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 28 Aug 2023 4:27 PM IST


    Fact Check: No, Chandrayaan-3 rover has not found aliens on moon
    Fact Check: No, Chandrayaan-3 rover has not found aliens on moon

    NewsMeter did not find any announcement made by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) of the Chandrayaan-3 rover about finding aliens on the...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 26 Aug 2023 5:25 PM IST


    Fact Check: Viral video shows Mars landscape shot by NASA’s Curiosity, not moon by Chandrayaan-3
    Fact Check: Viral video shows Mars landscape shot by NASA’s Curiosity, not moon by Chandrayaan-3

    The video shows visuals of Mars' surface as captured by NASA’s Curiosity Rover.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 26 Aug 2023 3:39 PM IST


    Fact Check: Old animated video shared as NASA footage of Chandrayaan-3 moon landing
    Fact Check: Old animated video shared as NASA footage of Chandrayaan-3 moon landing

    The video has no links to Chandrayaan-3 and has been on the Internet since June 2021.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 25 Aug 2023 4:17 PM IST


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