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: Old anti-Modi banners from Germany falsely linked to PM Modi’s US visit
    Fact Check: Old anti-Modi banners from Germany falsely linked to PM Modi’s US visit

    NewsMeter found that the image was from 2022 in Berlin, Germany.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 22 Jun 2023 6:48 PM IST


    Old anti-Modi poster from Hyderabad falsely linked to PM’s USA visit
    Old anti-Modi poster from Hyderabad falsely linked to PM’s USA visit

    The poster was put up in 2022 in Hyderabad, ahead of BJP’s national executive meeting

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 22 Jun 2023 10:00 AM IST


    Fact Check: Old pictures of boat accidents passed off as Greece incident
    Fact Check: Old pictures of boat accidents passed off as Greece incident

    NewsMeter found that the images are old and unrelated.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 21 Jun 2023 11:58 AM IST


    Fact Check: 2022 video from Myanmar being shared as assault on Kuki girl in Manipur
    Fact Check: 2022 video from Myanmar being shared as assault on Kuki girl in Manipur

    The video is from 2022 and shows an incident that occurred in Myanmar’s Tamu town.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 20 Jun 2023 5:07 PM IST


    Fact Check: Viral image doesnt feature Congress leader Supriya Shrinate meeting Dawood Ibrahim
    Fact Check: Viral image doesn't feature Congress leader Supriya Shrinate meeting Dawood Ibrahim

    The woman posing in the image with Ibrahim is a journalist named Sheela Bhatt and not Supriya Shrinate.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 Jun 2023 6:10 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video of leopard roaming in factory is from Telangana, not Uttar Pradesh
    Fact Check: Video of leopard roaming in factory is from Telangana, not Uttar Pradesh

    The video dates back to 2022 and is from Telangana.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 Jun 2023 3:57 PM IST


    Fact Check: Old video from Karnataka falsely linked to Cyclone Biparjoy
    Fact Check: Old video from Karnataka falsely linked to Cyclone Biparjoy

    The viral video dates to 2022 and is being falsely linked to Cyclone Biparjoy

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 17 Jun 2023 5:01 PM IST


    Fact Check: Viral video of drowning car is not due to Cyclone Biparjoy
    Fact Check: Viral video of drowning car is not due to Cyclone Biparjoy

    The video dates to May 2023 and is reportedly from Masaya in Nicaragua.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 17 Jun 2023 3:11 PM IST


    Fact Check: Photo of RJ Sayema falsely shared as Karnataka’s pro-Hijab girl Muskan Khan
    Fact Check: Photo of RJ Sayema falsely shared as Karnataka’s pro-Hijab girl Muskan Khan

    The girl in the burqa is indeed Muskan. However, the woman in the pink hoodie is Sayema Rahman, a radio jockey at Radio Mirchi.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 16 Jun 2023 4:38 PM IST


    Fact Check: Old video of petrol bunk getting damaged shared as Cyclone Biparjoy footage
    Fact Check: Old video of petrol bunk getting damaged shared as Cyclone Biparjoy footage

    The video has been on the internet since May 2019, when Cyclone Fani hit Odisha.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 16 Jun 2023 3:47 PM IST


    Old video of tides from Spain passed off as cyclone Biparjoy in Gujarat
    Old video of tides from Spain passed off as cyclone Biparjoy in Gujarat

    The video is old and is from San SebastiƔn, a resort town in the Bay of Biscay in northern Spain.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 15 Jun 2023 1:42 PM IST


    Fact Check: Nirmal collectorate opening featuring KCR shared with communal spin
    Fact Check: Nirmal collectorate opening featuring KCR shared with communal spin

    A longer video version of the inauguration of the Nirmal District Integrated Offices’ Complex shows prayers being performed by the Hindu, Muslim and...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 13 Jun 2023 5:07 PM IST


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