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Video of Pakistani gun dealer falsely tied to Jamaat leader

A video was spread on social media claiming that militancy has increased in the country since August 5 and that...

A video was spread on social media claiming that militancy has increased in the country since August 5 and that...

Factcheck Attack on Jamaat leader’s institution circulated as attack on Gita school
Attack on Jamaat leader’s institution circulated as attack on Gita school
A video has been circulating on Facebook with the claim that terrorists set fire to a Gita school run by...
Azmeri Haque Badhon italy attack ai altered
AI image of Italian newspaper used to claim Badhon interrogated over alleged involvement with extremist org
Dismislab found that an AI-generated image falsely claims that Italian police interrogated actress Azmeri Haque Badhon over alleged links to...
Old Gaza attack photo used in Lebanon report.
DBC uses old Gaza photo in Lebanon attack report
The image in DBC News’ Lebanon attack photocard was taken in Beit Lahia, Gaza, during an Israeli attack in October...

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Factcheck Attack on Jamaat leader’s institution circulated as attack on Gita school
Attack on Jamaat leader’s institution circulated as attack on Gita school
Azmeri Haque Badhon italy attack ai altered
AI image of Italian newspaper used to claim Badhon interrogated over alleged involvement with extremist org

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Old Gaza attack photo used in Lebanon report.
DBC uses old Gaza photo in Lebanon attack report
Muslim farmer’s house in Nangalkot falsely presented as a Hindu home.
Muslim farmer’s home burned in Nangalkot, not Hindu home 
Myanmar clash video falsely shared as Chinese attack on Indian soldier.
Myanmar clash video falsely shared as Chinese attack on Indian soldier 
Factcheck Viral video of 'Indonesia volcano eruption' is AI-generated
Viral video of 'Indonesia volcano eruption' is AI-generated
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Night of rumours: How misinformation spread before Bangladesh’s landmark election
Night of rumours: How misinformation spread before Bangladesh’s landmark election
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Local and foreign media reuse old Jeddah fire photo in multiple reports
Local and foreign media reuse old Jeddah fire photo in multiple reports
A 2022 photo has been used by several Bangladeshi and international news outlets to report on two different incidents over...
Jugantor-Maasranga News photocard using a photograph from a 2018 building collapse.
Jugantor, Maasranga use old photo in recent Delhi collapse news
Recently, a building collapsed in New Delhi’s Satya Niketan, but Jugantor and Maasranga News used a photograph from a 2018...

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