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: Viral ā€˜hate speechā€™ video is from stage play in Odisha
    Fact Check: Viral ā€˜hate speechā€™ video is from stage play in Odisha

    The visual is actually from a public performance and the crowd attacked the actors in the middle of the play.

    By Newsmeter Network  Published on 22 Sept 2024 4:46 PM IST


    Fact Check: Shri Bhagya Lakshmi Mandir near Charminar was not attacked during Milad procession
    Fact Check: Shri Bhagya Lakshmi Mandir near Charminar was not attacked during Milad procession

    The video actually shows police dispersing the crowd to control a fire that had broken out from a DJ's generator set during the Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 20 Sept 2024 1:10 PM IST


    Fact Check: Old image of exploded iPhone falsely linked to recent device explosions in Lebanon
    Fact Check: Old image of exploded iPhone falsely linked to recent device explosions in Lebanon

    NewsMeter found the claim is false as the image is from 2021.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 19 Sept 2024 4:58 PM IST


    Fact Check: Viral video of old man harassing burqa-clad woman is scripted
    Fact Check: Viral video of old man harassing burqa-clad woman is scripted

    NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The video is scripted.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 17 Sept 2024 3:12 PM IST


    Fact Check: Viral video does not show Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi dancing at Anant Ambaniā€™s wedding
    Fact Check: Viral video does not show Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi dancing at Anant Ambaniā€™s wedding

    NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The video shows the celebrities dancing at a wedding event unrelated to the Ambanis.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 14 Sept 2024 5:44 PM IST


    Fact Check: Clipped video of Rahul Gandhi falsely shared as Congressā€™ plans to scrap reservation
    Fact Check: Clipped video of Rahul Gandhi falsely shared as Congressā€™ plans to scrap reservation

    NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The video is clipped and is being shared with missing context.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 12 Sept 2024 5:29 PM IST


    Fact Check: BJP letter asking workers to welcome Er Rashid is fake
    Fact Check: BJP letter asking workers to welcome Er Rashid is fake

    NewsMeter has found the claim to be false, as the letter is fake.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 12 Sept 2024 8:54 AM IST


    Fact Check: Old video of sexual assault in AP falsely linked to Manipur with communal twist
    Fact Check: Old video of sexual assault in AP falsely linked to Manipur with communal twist

    NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The incident happened in Andhra Pradesh in 2017.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 10 Sept 2024 7:32 PM IST


    Fact Check: Statue of Unity has not developed cracks; viral image captured before inauguration
    Fact Check: Statue of Unity has not developed cracks; viral image captured before inauguration

    The claim is false as the image is from 2018, captured a week before the inauguration of the image.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 9 Sept 2024 8:43 PM IST


    Fact Check: ABP news bulletin of TDP chief Chandrababu exiting NDA is from 2018, not 2024
    Fact Check: ABP news bulletin of TDP chief Chandrababu exiting NDA is from 2018, not 2024

    The viral video and bulletins are from 2018 when the TDP left the BJP-led alliance over the demand for Special Status for Andhra Pradesh.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 9 Sept 2024 4:34 PM IST


    Fact Check: Clipped video falsely viral as Mallikarjun Kharge threatening to give Hindus assets to Muslims
    Fact Check: Clipped video falsely viral as Mallikarjun Kharge threatening to give Hindus assets to Muslims

    The full version of the clip shows Kharge attributing the statement to PM Modi, who had accused the Congress of looting Hindu properties and...

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 6 Sept 2024 6:52 PM IST


    Fact Check: Video from Pakistan falsely shared as visuals of flood in APā€™s Vijayawada
    Fact Check: Video from Pakistan falsely shared as visuals of flood in APā€™s Vijayawada

    NewsMeter found that the claim is false as the video is old and not from Andhra Pradesh.

    By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 4 Sept 2024 7:50 PM IST


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