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: Video of protestors blocking army vehicles is from Bangladesh, not West Bengal

Fact Check: Video of protestors blocking army vehicles is from Bangladesh, not West Bengal

NewsMeter found that the video is from Bangladesh.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 18 July 2023 3:50 PM IST

Fact Check: Video of SpaceX rocket shared as visuals of Chandrayaan-3 launch

Fact Check: Video of SpaceX rocket shared as visuals of Chandrayaan-3 launch

The video is from November 2022 and is not related to the launch of Chandrayaan-3.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 18 July 2023 3:16 PM IST

Fact Check: Video of anti-Zelensky hoarding on Fifth Avenue in New York is doctored

Fact Check: Video of anti-Zelensky hoarding on Fifth Avenue in New York is doctored

The video is digitally altered. The unedited version does not show anti-Zelensky hoarding.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 15 July 2023 7:24 PM IST

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

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