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AI video created from image circulated claiming to depict a real event
A six-second video circulated on social media shows a handcuffed individual being struck with a stick in a court premises, while three police officers stand nearby. The video’s caption claims it depicts a mob attack in a Bangladeshi court area
AI-generated video circulated claiming RAB member's statement titled 'This country is not your father's property
Recently, a video has been circulated online claiming to show a RAB officer delivering a speech titled, “This country is not your father's property, it belongs to all of us. Stop the looting, your time is up.
Baseless propaganda linking the Bangladesh Embassy using images of the attack on Ukraine
A series of misleading posts have circulated on Facebook, sharing images of a fire with captions claiming that a terrorist attack took place in front of the United States Embassy in Belarus, causing damage to parts of the embassies of Bangladesh and Norway.
Media spreads anti-Trump remarks in the name of the Iranian government citing a fake account's post as source
A number of media outlets and social media posts have claimed that, in response to several remarks by Donald Trump following Israel’s attacks on key Iranian nuclear and other strategic sites on June 13
Claim of Muslims in Greece Receiving Permission to Pray After 180 Years is Misleading
Recently, several posts circulating on Facebook have claimed that Muslims in Greece have received permission to perform prayers after 180 years.
Old, Unrelated Video Circulated in the Name of Victim’s Testimony in Recent Muradnagar Rape Case
An allegation of rape was reported on Thursday, June 26, in a village of Muradnagar upazila in Cumilla, where a 25-year-old woman was reportedly assaulted after the door of her residence was broken down.
The recent claim about a discussion with the Indian External Affairs Minister on the Constitution of Bangladesh is false
The claim that recent discussions were held with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar concerning the Constitution of Bangladesh, particularly Article 312, is false.
The claim that Sarjis and Hasnat were arrested on the army chief's orders for inciting a mob and looting is false
The claim that National Citizens’ Party (NCP) northern organizer Sarjis Alam and southern organizer Hasnat Abdullah were arrested by the army on the orders of Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman over alleged involvement in mob formation and looting is false.
Misleading Communal Narrative Shared Online Using Old Video of Non-Religious Murder in Comilla
A video of a woman and a teenage girl in distress has recently circulated on the X platform, accompanied by claims that a Hindu businessman named Bikash Chandra was murdered by an Islamist named Mohammad Imran for allegedly refusing to pay a sum of 70,000 taka as ‘jizya tax.’
False Social Media Claim Alleges Bangladesh Bank Governor Dismissed Over Temple Image on New 20 Taka Note
Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, new banknotes of various denominations were released into circulation, including a newly designed 20 Taka note.
Claim That Finland Sanctioned Dr. Muhammad Yunus Over Freedom Fighter Issue Proven False
The claim that the Finnish government has imposed sanctions on Dr. Muhammad Yunus, head adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government, for allegedly failing to honor the country’s freedom fighters has been widely circulated on Facebook through a post from an account named Tamanna Akhter Yesman.
Naogaon Hindu Girl Abduction Claim and Assault on Father Debunked as False
Recently, a video circulated on the social media platform X claimed that a Muslim youth named Abdul Hakim abducted a Hindu girl named Anjana Roy in Naogaon, Bangladesh.