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 Rahul Gandhi asking for removal of Tricolour during BJNY is clipped
    Fact Check: Video of Rahul Gandhi asking for 'removal of Tricolour' during BJNY is clipped

    The video is clipped and is being shared with the context missing.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 14 March 2024 1:26 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Video of saffron-coloured name board being damaged in Karnataka shared with communal spin
    Fact Check: Video of saffron-coloured name board being damaged in Karnataka shared with communal spin

    The video depicts workers from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) damaging name boards of shops that were not written in Kannada.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 13 March 2024 10:05 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Viral video shows US singer Sophia Urista, not Indian celebrity, peeing on fan’s face
    Fact Check: Viral video shows US singer Sophia Urista, not Indian celebrity, peeing on fan’s face

    The claim is misleading as the video shows Sophia Urista, the lead singer of an American rock band called Brass Against.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 12 March 2024 11:50 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Viral image of Army officer with newborn at husband’s funeral is from 2018, not 2024
    Fact Check: Viral image of Army officer with newborn at husband’s funeral is from 2018, not 2024

    The claim is misleading as the incident is from 2018 when it was covered by the mainstream media.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 11 March 2024 1:25 PM GMT


    Scam Alert! Scam website collecting data posing as free charge from Mukesh Ambani on son’s wedding
    Scam Alert! Scam website collecting data posing as free charge from Mukesh Ambani on son’s wedding

    NewsMeter found that the message was fake. No such offer has been given by Jio, Ambani Ambani-owned telecommunications company.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 10 March 2024 8:47 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Did Uddhav Thackeray say he wants to make his son Maharashtra’s chief minister?
    Fact Check: Did Uddhav Thackeray say he wants to make his son Maharashtra’s chief minister?

    NewsMeter found that the claim was misleading, as Thackeray was being quoted incompletely with context missing.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 8 March 2024 1:47 PM GMT


    Fact Check: This image shows the Public Prosecutor of  2002 Godhra train burning case, not the accused
    Fact Check: This image shows the Public Prosecutor of 2002 Godhra train burning case, not the accused

    NewsMeter found that the image shows RC Kodekar, who served as the prosecutor's counsel in the 2002 Godhra train burning case.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 7 March 2024 2:21 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Video of Rahul Gandhi saying Congress is dividing India is edited
    Fact Check: Video of Rahul Gandhi saying Congress is dividing India is edited

    NewsMeter found that the viral video was edited, and in the original video, Gandhi said the opposite.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 6 March 2024 3:03 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Video of attack on Doctor in Nashik peddled with false communal spin
    Fact Check: Video of attack on Doctor in Nashik peddled with false communal spin

    The video does show Dr Kailash Rathi being attacked; however, the communal angle added to it is false.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 5 March 2024 2:45 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Viral video of Chitra Tripathi predicting poll win for Rahul Gandhi, INDIA alliance is edited
    Fact Check: Viral video of Chitra Tripathi predicting poll win for Rahul Gandhi, INDIA alliance is edited

    The video was edited by digitally replacing Chitra Tripathi’s audio.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 4 March 2024 11:38 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Video of domestic violence in Indore falsely passed off as BJP worker assaulting his wife
    Fact Check: Video of domestic violence in Indore falsely passed off as BJP worker assaulting his wife

    The man in the video is married to two women, and the incident concerns a dispute between him and his first wife.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 2 March 2024 12:57 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Viral ABP-CVoter survey on AP Assembly Elections 2024 is fabricated
    Fact Check: Viral ABP-CVoter survey on AP Assembly Elections 2024 is fabricated

    NewsMeter found that the viral poster is fabricated.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 1 March 2024 1:53 PM GMT


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