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

    Viral claim about American investor George Soros’s death is fake
    Viral claim about American investor George Soros’s death is fake

    Soros also took to Twitter to clarify that he is healthy and alive and rumours that he had a heart attack are false.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 16 May 2023 4:10 PM IST


    Doctored video shows Hrithik Roshan supporting former Pak PM Imran Khan
    Doctored video shows Hrithik Roshan supporting former Pak PM Imran Khan

    The video has been doctored by superimposing an audio clip supporting Imran Khan.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 16 May 2023 3:54 PM IST


    Pakistan PMs tweet congratulating Karnataka for electing Congress party is fake
    Pakistan PM's tweet congratulating Karnataka for electing Congress party is fake

    NewsMeter found out that no such tweet was tweeted by Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 15 May 2023 6:10 PM IST


    Virat Kohli did not congratulate Rahul Gandhi as trends show Congress win in Karnataka
    Virat Kohli did not congratulate Rahul Gandhi as trends show Congress win in Karnataka

    NewesMeter found that both screenshots have been morphed.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 13 May 2023 3:55 PM IST


    Doctored video shows Akshay Kumar supporting ex-Pak PM Imran Khan
    Doctored video shows Akshay Kumar supporting ex-Pak PM Imran Khan

    The video has been doctored by superimposing an audio clip supporting Imran Khan.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 12 May 2023 6:48 PM IST


    Video of burqa-clad smuggler from Andhra shared with communal twist
    Video of burqa-clad smuggler from Andhra shared with communal twist

    The video dates back to at least 2020 and is from Andhra Pradesh.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 12 May 2023 4:40 PM IST


    Fake notice about CBSE announcing results on 11 May goes viral
    Fake notice about CBSE announcing results on 11 May goes viral

    NewsMeter found that the notification is fake.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 11 May 2023 4:25 PM IST


    Indian media share AI-generated images of Imran Khan in jail
    Indian media share AI-generated images of Imran Khan in jail

    The images have been generated using the AI tool Midjourney.

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


    Old video of Prakash Raj asking people not to vote for Congress linked to 2023 Karnataka polls
    Old video of Prakash Raj asking people not to vote for Congress linked to 2023 Karnataka polls

    NewsMeter found that the video is clipped and dates back to 2019.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 9 May 2023 3:54 PM IST


    This image of youths sporting ISIS t-shirts is not from Kerala
    This image of youths sporting ISIS t-shirts is not from Kerala

    NewsMeter found that the image is from Tamil Nadu.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 9 May 2023 3:39 PM IST


    This video does not show mob looting a shop in violence-hit Manipur
    This video does not show mob looting a shop in violence-hit Manipur

    The video has been on the internet since February this year and is from the Philippines.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 6 May 2023 3:30 PM IST


    This video of PM Modi drinking tea is from Varanasi, not Karnataka
    This video of PM Modi drinking tea is from Varanasi, not Karnataka

    The video dates back to 2022 and is from a roadshow in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi ahead of the last phase of the state’s Assembly elections.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 6 May 2023 3:04 PM IST


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