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: No, Ravi Shastri did not rate Babar Azam higher than Virat Kohli
    Fact Check: No, Ravi Shastri did not rate Babar Azam higher than Virat Kohli

    NewsMeter found that the statements attributed to Shastri are false.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 10 Aug 2023 3:38 PM IST


    Fact Check: Viral video of Rahul Gandhi’s Hanuman did not burn Lanka speech is clipped
    Fact Check: Viral video of Rahul Gandhi’s 'Hanuman did not burn Lanka' speech is clipped

    NewsMeter found that the viral video is clipped and is being shared with missing context.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 10 Aug 2023 8:32 AM IST


    Fact Check: People falsely share video of daughter-dad singing as Meiti-Kuki duet
    Fact Check: People falsely share video of daughter-dad singing as Meiti-Kuki duet

    The video features a father-daughter duo from Dehradun singing the duet.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 8 Aug 2023 6:36 PM IST


    Fact Check: Viral photo does not show Elon Musk, his mother in South Africa
    Fact Check: Viral photo does not show Elon Musk, his mother in South Africa

    The claim is false as the photo doesn’t show Elon Musk or his mother.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 8 Aug 2023 3:45 PM IST


    Is RAM on American truck a tribute to Hindu deity?
    Is RAM on American truck a tribute to Hindu deity?

    The vehicle in the image is a pickup truck manufactured under the ā€˜RAM’ brand by Stellantis — a multinational automobile manufacturing corporation.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 7 Aug 2023 8:56 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video of Odisha train accident falsely linked to Pakistan
    Fact Check: Video of Odisha train accident falsely linked to Pakistan

    The video shows the visuals of the tragic triple-train collision, which happened in June this year in Balasore, Odisha.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 7 Aug 2023 5:59 PM IST


    Fact Check: India Todays cover page on Manipur does not feature PM Modi’s image
    Fact Check: India Today's cover page on Manipur does not feature PM Modi’s image

    The magazine’s cover image has been digitally manipulated by replacing Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh’s photograph with that of PM Modi.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 5 Aug 2023 4:37 PM IST


    Fact Check: Special pilgrimage train plies from Hyderabad to Wadi, not West Bengal
    Fact Check: Special pilgrimage train plies from Hyderabad to Wadi, not West Bengal

    NewsMeter found that the special trains were run by the government for the pilgrims travelling from Hyderabad to Wadi (Karnataka) and vice-versa.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 5 Aug 2023 12:22 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video of Muharram procession in West Bengal falsely linked to Haryana’s unrest
    Fact Check: Video of Muharram procession in West Bengal falsely linked to Haryana’s unrest

    NewsMeter found that the video shows a Muharram procession in Bengal's Murshidabad.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 4 Aug 2023 6:40 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video of mob attacking man in Bangladesh peddled as violence in Haryana
    Fact Check: Video of mob attacking man in Bangladesh peddled as violence in Haryana

    NewsMeter found that the incident took place in Bangladesh in 2017.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 4 Aug 2023 4:12 PM IST


    Fact Check: Old video of man crying falsely linked to communal violence in Haryana
    Fact Check: Old video of man crying falsely linked to communal violence in Haryana

    The video has been on the Internet since 2020 and has no links to communal violence in Haryana.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 3 Aug 2023 6:55 PM IST


    Fact Check: 2022 video from Telangana shared as communal clash from Haryana’s Gurugram
    Fact Check: 2022 video from Telangana shared as communal clash from Haryana’s Gurugram

    The video is nearly a year old and is from Telangana. It is not related to violence in Gurugram.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 3 Aug 2023 4:56 PM IST


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