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

This video does not show a Hindu woman disrupt Eid prayers at a US mosque

NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The woman in the video belongs to the Muslim community.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 24 April 2023 3:44 PM IST

Kiwi commentator Simon Doull did not say ‘Living in Pakistan is like living in jail’

Doull denied the claim on his Instagram account on 16 April.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 21 April 2023 4:42 PM IST

Viral screenshot about Nandan Nilekani investing in crypto trading platform is morphed

Mr. Nilekani denied investing in a crypto trading project on his Twitter handle in February 2022.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 20 April 2023 5:32 PM IST

Did Kamal Nath call gangster Atiq’s murder ‘unfortunate’?

NewsMeter found that the video does not show Kamal Nath’s full answer and is being shared out of context.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 20 April 2023 4:04 PM IST

Scuffle video is from Mexico, not India

A video showing a scuffle between soldiers and a group of people is doing the rounds on social media.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 20 April 2023 9:39 AM IST

Fake news alert: TTD denies gold theft at Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple

TTD in a statement said those spreading falsehoods are doing it for their identity and popularity.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 19 April 2023 1:01 PM IST

Media falsely report that gangster Atiq’s vote saved UPA government in 2008

NewsMeter checked the Parliament record and found that Atiq had not voted in favour of the UPA.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 18 April 2023 3:54 PM IST

Morphed image shows Dr. Ambedkar’s portrait in Putin’s office

The viral image has been morphed. The original image does not show Dr. Ambedkar’s portrait in Putin’s office.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 17 April 2023 6:02 PM IST

This video does not show the funeral of gangster Atiq’s son Asad Ahmed

The video shows the funeral of Maulana Rabey Hasani Nadvi.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 17 April 2023 4:22 PM IST

Video of Manmohan Singh & Sonia Gandhi exchanging chairs goes viral with false claim

NewsMeter found that both leaders were mistakenly sitting on each other’s chairs during a UPA meeting at the PM’s residence.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 15 April 2023 4:01 PM IST

Viral video shows Paramahansa Yogananda not Swami Vivekananda

NewsMeter found that the video shows monk Paramahansa Yogananda in New York.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 15 April 2023 3:39 PM IST

This is not a video of Celine Dion in a wheelchair at her son’s wedding

The video shows Kathy Poirier from Florida, USA at her son’s wedding.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 14 April 2023 7:05 PM IST

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