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 building collapse in Shimla is from 2021, not 2023
    Fact Check: Video of building collapse in Shimla is from 2021, not 2023

    NewsMeter found that the video is from Shimla but from 2021.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 15 July 2023 4:07 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video of crocodile in residential area is from MP, not Delhi
    Fact Check: Video of crocodile in residential area is from MP, not Delhi

    The video is from Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district in 2022.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 14 July 2023 3:48 PM IST


    No shortcuts to becoming rich: Viral reports about Adani promoting Cryptocurrency are fake
    No shortcuts to becoming rich: Viral reports about Adani promoting Cryptocurrency are fake

    The screenshot of the Business Standard was morphed, and the report with the masthead of The Indian Express is fake.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 14 July 2023 11:36 AM IST


    Fact Check: Scene from Bhojpuri film falsely claimed as reporter kidnapping in Dimapur, Nagaland
    Fact Check: Scene from Bhojpuri film falsely claimed as reporter kidnapping in Dimapur, Nagaland

    The video is from a Bhojpuri film shot in Dimapur, Nagaland.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 13 July 2023 5:31 PM IST


    Fact Check: Nameplate identifying Rahul Gandhi as Rahul Rajiv Feroz at Cambridge is morphed
    Fact Check: Nameplate identifying Rahul Gandhi as 'Rahul Rajiv Feroz' at Cambridge is morphed

    NewsMeter found that the nameplate has been morphed. The unedited photo shows a blank nameplate.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 13 July 2023 9:38 AM IST


    Fact Check: Old video from Odisha passed off as Rohingyas resorting to vandalism in West Bengal
    Fact Check: Old video from Odisha passed off as Rohingyas resorting to vandalism in West Bengal

    The video dates back to 2021 and is from Odisha.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 12 July 2023 12:14 PM IST


    Fact Check: Scripted video of grandfather marrying grandson’s wife goes viral
    Fact Check: Scripted video of grandfather marrying grandson’s wife goes viral

    NewsMeter found that the viral video is scripted.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 11 July 2023 8:17 PM IST


    Fact Check: 2019 video passed off as recent crocodile sighting in Punjab floods
    Fact Check: 2019 video passed off as recent crocodile sighting in Punjab floods

    The video is from Gujarat in 2019.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 11 July 2023 4:23 PM IST


    Fact Check: Viral video of landslide is not from Manali, Himachal Pradesh
    Fact Check: Viral video of landslide is not from Manali, Himachal Pradesh

    NewsMeter found that the video is from Jammu Kashmir in 2019.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 10 July 2023 6:35 PM IST



    Fact Check: 2016 video of US delegates on Indian visa denial shared in wrong light
    Fact Check: 2016 video of US delegates on Indian visa denial shared in wrong light

    NewsMeter found that the video is from 2016.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 8 July 2023 5:39 PM IST


    Fact Check: AI-generated image of Eiffel Tower area falsely linked to recent French riots
    Fact Check: AI-generated image of Eiffel Tower area falsely linked to recent French riots

    The image is AI-generated and does not show represent any real incident.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 8 July 2023 3:14 PM IST


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