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.

Fact Check: Pankaj Tripathi appeals not to vote for BJP? No, video shared by AAP is edited

A PSA has been making rounds showing Bollywood actor Pankaj Tripathi appealing to people not to vote for the BJP.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 5 Dec 2024 3:08 PM IST

Fact Check: Chennai Marina Beach inundated by heavy rainfall? No, the video is months old

Social Media users are sharing a video of a flooded area, claiming it shows the visuals of Marina Beach in Chennai following heavy rainfall.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 4 Dec 2024 4:55 PM IST

Trump’s FBI chief pick Kash Patel is son of X user 'Dr. Parik Patel'? No, Dr Parik is busy fathering many

The account exaggerates the life and career paths of the two American Indians in the Trump administration – Kash Patel and Vivek Ramaswamy – for...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 3 Dec 2024 6:04 PM IST

Fact Check: BJP winners in UP by-polls got equal votes due to EVM manipulation? Here are the facts

Manipulating the EVMs helped the BJP secure an identical number of votes for its candidates in Phulpur and Katehari by-polls in Uttar Pradesh.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 2 Dec 2024 4:49 PM IST

Fact Check: Chinmoy Das sexually assaulted Hindu woman in Bangladesh? No, video shows priest from Rajasthan

The video allegedly showing Chinmoy Krishna Das sexually assaulting a Hindu woman in Sylhet, Bangladesh, has gone viral.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 29 Nov 2024 6:40 PM IST

Fact Check: Kejriwal ignores Rahul Gandhi during Soren’s swearing ceremony? No, viral video is clipped to mislead

A video from Hemant Soren’s swearing-in ceremony has been circulating, claiming to show Arvind Kejriwal deliberately avoiding shaking hands with Rahul...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 29 Nov 2024 4:42 PM IST

Fact Check: Nehru slapped for calling Arya Samaj members ‘refugees’? No, picture is from a Patna party meeting

The image has gone viral claiming to show Jawaharlal Nehru after he was slapped by Swami Vidyanand Videh for referring to members of the Arya Samaj as...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 28 Nov 2024 5:35 PM IST

Fact Check: Protests against EVMs after Maharashtra polls? No, viral video is from Delhi

The viral video shows protests against the use of EVMs in elections after the Maharashtra elections result.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 27 Nov 2024 6:49 PM IST

Fact Check: Dhirendra Shastri padayatra disrupted by Aurangzeb poster? No, video is from Maharashtra elections

Social Media users are sharing a video claiming Bageshwar Dham’s Dhirendra Shastri’s foot march was disrupted by Muslims by displaying Aurangzeb’s...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 27 Nov 2024 11:36 AM IST

Fact Check: వీడియోలో ముస్లింల‌ను విమర్శిస్తున్న వ్యక్తి హైదరాబాద్ నవాబు కాదు; నిజానిజాలు ఇక్కడ తెలుసుకొండి

భారతదేశ శాంతి, పురోగతికి విఘాతం కలిగించడానికి ముస్లింలు, కమ్యూనిస్టులు కుట్ర పన్నుతున్నారని హైదరాబాద్ నవాబు కామెంట్‌ చేసారని వైరల్ అవుతున్న పోస్టు...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 25 Nov 2024 7:19 PM IST

Fact Check: Hyderabad Nawab slams Muslims for disturbing India’s peace? No, man in the video is Acharya Dharmendra

A video of a ‘Hyderabad Nawab’ has been circulating on social media showing him speaking against Muslims and communists.

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 23 Nov 2024 5:58 PM IST

Gautam Adani bribery case: Al image of 'Adani's arrest' goes viral

After the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicted Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani, an AI-generated image showing cops arresting him in...

By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 21 Nov 2024 7:31 PM IST

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