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First harassed by a deepfake then by porn links dominating search results

Archita Phukan, a victim of a deepfake attack, is being re-victimized by tech-giant Google’s search engine algorithm.

Archita Phukan, a victim of a deepfake attack, is being re-victimized by tech-giant Google’s search engine algorithm.

Gambling ads persist on Meta, now boosted by AI videos
Gambling-related advertisements remain rampant on Meta platforms, despite violating both Meta policies and national laws. What’s new in this illegal...
Video of cash seizure not from NCP leader Samanta Sharmin’s home
Video of cash seizure not from NCP leader Samanta Sharmin’s home
Video falsely claims cash recovered from NCP leader’s house; actually over five years old and shows Awami League leader’s home.
Old videos used in coverage of Russia earthquake A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 struck near the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in eastern Russia on 29 July. Following the incident, at least two old videos were seen circulating in several Bangladeshi media outlets, which had no connection to the earthquake in Russia.
Old videos used in coverage of Russia earthquake
Old, unrelated videos circulated in Bangladeshi media following the powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake in eastern Russia on 29 July.

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Video of cash seizure not from NCP leader Samanta Sharmin’s home
Video of cash seizure not from NCP leader Samanta Sharmin’s home
Old videos used in coverage of Russia earthquake
Old videos used in coverage of Russia earthquake

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Hindu passenger slaps a Muslim co-passenger in India, a claim falsely shared on social media
Man slapping co-passenger on IndiGo flight in India was not Hindu
Fighter jet crash in Uttara triggers surge of fake AI imagery online - Factcheck report by Dismislab
Fighter jet crash in Uttara triggers surge of fake AI imagery online
False claims on social media about the death toll in Uttara plane crash - factcheck report by Dismislab
False claims on social media about the death toll in Uttara plane crash
On July 12, several old videos were circulated on social media throughout the day, falsely claiming that activists from the National Citizen Party (NCP) and Jamaat-Shibir had attacked and set fire to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) offices in Dhaka, Comilla, Jessore and Jhenaidah. Dismislab verified five of the videos allegedly showing attacks on BNP offices and found they were not recent. The misleading footage was shared amid protests following the death of scrap trader Sohag in front of Mitford Hospital in Dhaka.
Old videos shared as recent attacks on BNP offices
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AI fighting for and against the PR system in Election
Facebook pages impersonating foreign media violate Meta’s policies, run Ads
Misinformation spread in India about communal violence in Bangladesh

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