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: Old video of ISRO chief dancing shared as Chandrayaan-3 landing celebrations
    Fact Check: Old video of ISRO chief dancing shared as Chandrayaan-3 landing celebrations

    The video is from an event during the G20 space economy leaders’ meeting in July 2023.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 25 Aug 2023 3:58 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video of womans assault by Muslim in-laws over infertility is scripted
    Fact Check: Video of woman's assault by Muslim in-laws over infertility is scripted

    The video is a work of fiction. It was made by a content creator, Ankur Jatuskaran.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 24 Aug 2023 4:04 PM IST


    Fact Check: ISRO logo, National Emblem imprints on moons surface digitally created
    Fact Check: ISRO logo, National Emblem imprints on moon's surface digitally created

    NewsMeter found that the image is not an imprint of the Chandrayaan rover and was created digitally using Photoshop.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 24 Aug 2023 3:26 PM IST


    Fact Check: Old CGI video passed off as Russias Luna-25 spacecraft crashing into  Moon
    Fact Check: Old CGI video passed off as Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft crashing into Moon

    NewsMeter found that it is a Computer-generated (CGI) video. It has nothing to do with Luna-25.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 23 Aug 2023 11:44 AM IST


    Viral ā€˜sharpest image’ of moon not captured by Chandrayaan-3
    Viral ā€˜sharpest image’ of moon not captured by Chandrayaan-3

    NewsMeter found that the image was created by astrophotographer Darya Kawa in 2021.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 23 Aug 2023 9:39 AM IST


    Fact Check: News about second surgical strike in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is fake
    Fact Check: News about second surgical strike in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is fake

    NewsMeter found that the claim is false.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 22 Aug 2023 4:36 PM IST


    Fact Check: These videos don’t show visuals shot by Chandrayaan-3
    Fact Check: These videos don’t show visuals shot by Chandrayaan-3

    NewsMeter found that both videos do not show the recordings of Chandrayaan-3.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 22 Aug 2023 4:19 PM IST


    Fact Check: Viral video of Earth is not Chandrayaan-3 recording
    Fact Check: Viral video of Earth is not Chandrayaan-3 recording

    The video is from October 2022. It was recorded by astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti during her second mission to International Space Station (ISS).

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 21 Aug 2023 4:10 PM IST


    Fact Check: Man in viral video is not Dubai Prince celebrating India’s Independence Day
    Fact Check: Man in viral video is not Dubai Prince celebrating India’s Independence Day

    The video does not show the Prince of Dubai, Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum. It shows Idqbal Hatboor, an Indian content creator based in Dubai.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 21 Aug 2023 3:33 PM IST


    Fact Check: Singer Sonu Nigam did not tweet in support of Unacademy
    Fact Check: Singer Sonu Nigam did not tweet in support of Unacademy

    The X account by the name ā€˜Sonu Nigam’ does not belong to singer Sonu Nigam. The singer has not been active on X for some time.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 Aug 2023 5:24 PM IST


    Unacademy controversy: Karan Sangwan did not respond to firing through a poem
    Unacademy controversy: Karan Sangwan did not respond to firing through a poem

    NewsMeter found that the video is being falsely linked to Sangwan’s firing.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 Aug 2023 3:06 PM IST


    Fact Check: Did TOI lose followers after Virat Kohli called them out for fake news?
    Fact Check: Did TOI lose followers after Virat Kohli called them out for fake news?

    The claim alleging that TOI’s Instagram followers fell after Kohli’s post is false.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 18 Aug 2023 5:55 PM IST


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