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 PM Modi talking about India’s beef exports has context missing
    Fact Check: Video of PM Modi talking about India’s beef exports has context missing

    The video is clipped and is from 2012. In the unedited video, PM Modi, who was the Gujarat chief minister at the time, was criticising the Manmohan...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 7 July 2023 5:18 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video of fire at Australian parking lot falsely shared as French riots
    Fact Check: Video of fire at Australian parking lot falsely shared as French riots

    The video is of a fire at Pickles auction yard in Perth, Australia.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 6 July 2023 4:16 PM IST


    Fact Check: 2019 video of Algerian protest in Paris falsely linked to recent French riots
    Fact Check: 2019 video of Algerian protest in Paris falsely linked to recent French riots

    The video is from 2019 and shows an Algerian protest against then president of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s fifth presidential bid.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 6 July 2023 3:54 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video of building in flames is from UAE, not  France
    Fact Check: Video of building in flames is from UAE, not France

    The video is from Ajman, United States of Emirates (UAE).

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 5 July 2023 12:51 PM IST


    Fact Check: Old video of church fire falsely linked to riots in France
    Fact Check: Old video of church fire falsely linked to riots in France

    The video is from France and is at least three years old. It has nothing to do with the recent riots in France.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 5 July 2023 11:59 AM IST


    Fact Check: Video of bombing in Paris is generated using CGI
    Fact Check: Video of bombing in Paris is generated using CGI

    The video was from 2022 and was generated using Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) tools.

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


    Fact Check: France has not banned Internet after riots
    Fact Check: France has not banned Internet after riots

    NewsMeter found that the press release doing the rounds is fake.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 4 July 2023 10:56 AM IST


    Fact Check: Protest scene from fictional French film being linked to France riots
    Fact Check: Protest scene from fictional French film being linked to France riots

    The image is a scene from the French film Athena.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 3 July 2023 4:40 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video of man attacking a girl in Colombia shared with communal spin
    Fact Check: Video of man attacking a girl in Colombia shared with communal spin

    The video is from 2022 and the incident occurred in Colombia, and not India.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 24 Jun 2023 6:07 PM IST


    Fact Check: Creepy video of KFC fried chicken moving was digitally created
    Fact Check: Creepy video of KFC fried chicken moving was digitally created

    The video was created using Blender, a 3D graphics software.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 24 Jun 2023 3:43 PM IST


    Fact Check: Putin’s call for death penalty over burning Quran in Russia is fake news
    Fact Check: Putin’s call for death penalty over burning Quran in Russia is fake news

    There has been a moratorium on capital punishment in Russia since 1996, as per Amnesty International and The Spectator.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 23 Jun 2023 7:03 PM IST


    Fact Check: Image of PM Modi looking at Rihanna ā€˜inappropriately’ is morphed
    Fact Check: Image of PM Modi looking at Rihanna ā€˜inappropriately’ is morphed

    In the original image, PM Modi is looking at an empty chair.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 23 Jun 2023 3:53 PM IST


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