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: Photos of past violent incidents falsely linked to unrest in Haryana’s Nuh
    Fact Check: Photos of past violent incidents falsely linked to unrest in Haryana’s Nuh

    Unrelated photos are being falsely linked to current communal violence in Haryana.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 2 Aug 2023 8:24 PM IST


    Fact Check: Beirut blast video shared as Russian missile attack on Ukrainian port
    Fact Check: Beirut blast video shared as Russian missile attack on Ukrainian port

    The video shows explosions in Beirut, Lebanon, not Russian missile attacks on Ukraine.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 31 July 2023 5:05 PM IST


    Priyanka Gandhi fumbles on ā€˜Congress scams’ during speech in doctored video
    Priyanka Gandhi fumbles on ā€˜Congress scams’ during speech in doctored video

    The original video was edited to change to context of the video. The original video does not contain the clips of Priyanka supposedly going through...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 31 July 2023 4:16 PM IST


    Fact Check: Viral video of church on fire is from France, not Manipur
    Fact Check: Viral video of church on fire is from France, not Manipur

    NewsMeter found that the video is from France.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 29 July 2023 6:24 PM IST


    Fact Check: Shocking video of woman’s murder is from Brazil, not Manipur
    Fact Check: Shocking video of woman’s murder is from Brazil, not Manipur

    NewsMeter found that the incident happened in Brazil in 2020.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 29 July 2023 3:57 PM IST


    Stay smart: Viral post on ā€˜Narayana Murthy’s trading platform’ is fake news
    Stay smart: Viral post on ā€˜Narayana Murthy’s trading platform’ is fake news

    NewsMeter found that the information on Narayana Murthy launching a trading platform is fake news.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 28 July 2023 7:12 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video of drone attack from Myanmar falsely attributed to Kuki community
    Fact Check: Video of drone attack from Myanmar falsely attributed to Kuki community

    NewsMeter found that the video is from Myanmar.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 28 July 2023 4:10 PM IST


    Fact Check: No new Rs 20,000 penalty in AP for driving with earphones, old rules continue
    Fact Check: No new Rs 20,000 penalty in AP for driving with earphones, old rules continue

    GC Raja Ratnam, the deputy transport commissioner of Visakhapatnam, speaking to NewsMeter, confirmed that the viral message is fake.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 27 July 2023 4:36 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video of Bangkok bridge collapse passed off as India’s metro pull cave in
    Fact Check: Video of Bangkok bridge collapse passed off as India’s metro pull cave in

    NewsMeter found that the video is from Bangkok, Thailand, and not India.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 27 July 2023 11:22 AM IST


    Fact Check: Video of child pushing another into pond shared with communal spin
    Fact Check: Video of child pushing another into pond shared with communal spin

    NewsMeter found the claim misleading. Both children belonged to the same community.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 27 July 2023 9:26 AM IST


    Fact Check: Video of mob attacking BJP leaders is from Darjeeling, not Manipur
    Fact Check: Video of mob attacking BJP leaders is from Darjeeling, not Manipur

    The video is from Darjeeling, West Bengal in 2017.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 25 July 2023 6:07 PM IST


    Fact Check: 2016 video of stone pelting in Kerala shared with communal twist
    Fact Check: 2016 video of stone pelting in Kerala shared with communal twist

    The video is from 2016. It shows members of the IUML attacking the houses of supporters of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and other parties.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 25 July 2023 3:36 PM IST


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