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

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: Singer Sonu Nigam did not tweet in support of Unacademy
    Fact Check: Singer Sonu Nigam did not tweet in support of Unacademy

    The X account by the name ā€˜Sonu Nigam’ does not belong to singer Sonu Nigam. The singer has not been active on X for some time.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 Aug 2023 5:24 PM IST


    Unacademy controversy: Karan Sangwan did not respond to firing through a poem
    Unacademy controversy: Karan Sangwan did not respond to firing through a poem

    NewsMeter found that the video is being falsely linked to Sangwan’s firing.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 Aug 2023 3:06 PM IST


    Fact Check: Did TOI lose followers after Virat Kohli called them out for fake news?
    Fact Check: Did TOI lose followers after Virat Kohli called them out for fake news?

    The claim alleging that TOI’s Instagram followers fell after Kohli’s post is false.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 18 Aug 2023 5:55 PM IST



    Fact Check: NAF F-7NI jet accident passed off as IAF MI-171 chopper crash
    Fact Check: NAF F-7NI jet accident passed off as IAF MI-171 chopper crash

    The image shows the crash of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) F-7NI.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 18 Aug 2023 9:21 AM IST


    Fact Check: Viral claim of Burj khalifa not displaying Pak flag on August 14 is false
    Fact Check: Viral claim of Burj khalifa not displaying Pak flag on August 14 is false

    The Pakistan national flag was displayed on Burj Khalifa on the evening of August 14.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 17 Aug 2023 11:57 AM IST


    Fact Check: Viral claim of Muslims attacking railway gateman in UP’s Hardoi is false
    Fact Check: Viral claim of Muslims attacking railway gateman in UP’s Hardoi is false

    NewsMeter found that the video shows violence after an accident in Mahmudpur Saraiya village in Pihani Kotwali in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 16 Aug 2023 11:34 AM IST


    Fact Check: Chandrayaan-3 is not carrying astronauts, viral clip is from Transformer 3 movie
    Fact Check: Chandrayaan-3 is not carrying astronauts, viral clip is from Transformer 3 movie

    The viral video is from the 2011 Hollywood film Transformers 3 - Dark of the Moon.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 15 Aug 2023 5:16 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video of Rahul Gandhi’s non-veg meal is not from Shravan month
    Fact Check: Video of Rahul Gandhi’s non-veg meal is not from Shravan month

    The viral video is from April 2023, before the Shravan month.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 15 Aug 2023 3:16 PM IST


    Fact Check: Fake statement claims CJI Chandrachud inciting protest against govt
    Fact Check: Fake statement claims CJI Chandrachud inciting protest against govt

    No such statements have been made by the CJI or issued by his office.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 14 Aug 2023 5:45 PM IST


    Fact Check: Iranian nomads called ā€˜illegal refugees’ from Myanmar in viral video
    Fact Check: Iranian nomads called ā€˜illegal refugees’ from Myanmar in viral video

    The video reportedly shows a nomadic family in Iran dangerously transversing through a mountain range in the country.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 14 Aug 2023 4:26 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video of police lathi-charge in Bihar falsely linked to Haryana’s Nuh
    Fact Check: Video of police lathi-charge in Bihar falsely linked to Haryana’s Nuh

    The video shows Patna police lathi-charging BJP workers who were protesting against the state government on teacher recruitment.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 12 Aug 2023 5:16 PM IST


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