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

    Telugu actress Sanjjanaa Galrani did not convert to Islam after watching The Kerala Story
    Telugu actress Sanjjanaa Galrani did not convert to Islam after watching The Kerala Story

    Sanjjanaa Galrani married Aziz Pasha in 2018. The claim that Devoleena Bhattacharjee is the co-actor in ā€˜The Kerala Story’ is also false.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 27 May 2023 4:14 PM IST


    Morphed photo shared to falsely claim lower castes not allowed in Rajasthan temple
    Morphed photo shared to falsely claim lower castes not allowed in Rajasthan temple

    NewsMeter found that the image is morphed and has been viral since 2022.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 26 May 2023 6:16 PM IST


    Congress government has not lifted hijab ban in Karnataka
    Congress government has not lifted hijab ban in Karnataka

    The video dates back to at least 2022. We also did not find any credible report that the hijab ban in Karnataka has been lifted.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 25 May 2023 7:02 PM IST


    This video of a man objecting to bhoomi puja is from Tamil Nadu, not Karnataka
    This video of a man objecting to bhoomi puja is from Tamil Nadu, not Karnataka

    The video dates back to 2022 and is from Tamil Nadu. It shows DMK MP S. Senthilkumar objecting to a bhoomi puja.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 25 May 2023 4:29 PM IST


    Video of woman defacing Lord Ram Poster shared with communal twist
    Video of woman defacing Lord Ram Poster shared with communal twist

    The woman who defaced the poster is from the Hindu religion, and there is no communal angle involved.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 25 May 2023 10:32 AM IST


    Vandalizing incident in Avinashi Lingeshwarar temple shared with communal spin
    Vandalizing incident in Avinashi Lingeshwarar temple shared with communal spin

    Saravana Bharathi was arrested by the police in Avinashi town of Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur district for allegedly attempting to steal and damage the...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 25 May 2023 9:21 AM IST


    This video does not show NATO joining Ukraine in war against Russia
    This video does not show NATO joining Ukraine in war against Russia

    The video is from 2021 and shows US soldiers withdrawing from Afghanistan.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 23 May 2023 7:04 PM IST


    Media falls prey to AI-generated image showing explosion near Pentagon
    Media falls prey to AI-generated image showing explosion near Pentagon

    The viral image could be AI-generated and the claim of an explosion near the Pentagon is false.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 23 May 2023 4:27 PM IST


    Viral video of PM Modi being ā€˜ignored’ at G7 Summit is clipped
    Viral video of PM Modi being ā€˜ignored’ at G7 Summit is clipped

    The video is indeed from the G7 Summit held in Hiroshima. However, the viral video has been clipped.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 22 May 2023 6:53 PM IST


    Photo of Bangladesh park falsely shared as Srinagar’s revamped Boulevard Road
    Photo of Bangladesh park falsely shared as Srinagar’s revamped Boulevard Road

    The photo shows a road inside a park in Bangladesh.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 22 May 2023 4:33 PM IST


    This video does not show Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah dancing
    This video does not show Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah dancing

    The video shows Channamahagowda, a farmer from Mysuru, dancing and not Siddaramaiah.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 20 May 2023 5:27 PM IST


    Man asking people to read Hindu scripture is Acharya Prashant Sharma, not a Muslim scholar
    Man asking people to read Hindu scripture is Acharya Prashant Sharma, not a Muslim scholar

    The man in the video is Acharya Prashant Sharma, a Hindu preacher.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 20 May 2023 4:00 PM IST


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