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A gangrape video, a viral phrase, and the internet we live with

As the video spread online, its audio, dialogue, and visuals were repeatedly reused in edited clips and short-form social media...

As the video spread online, its audio, dialogue, and visuals were repeatedly reused in edited clips and short-form social media...

Undetected political ads slip through Meta’s system as Bangladesh heads for elections
Undetected political ads slip through Meta’s system as Bangladesh heads for elections
Meta cannot always identify political ads and take action, indicating flaws in Meta’s automated detection system.
Bangladesh Election Misinformation Watch 2026 Dismislab
The Election, as told through praise and smear
Campaigns for the upcoming election has unfolded not only through rallies, statements, and nominations, but also through a growing stream...
Fact-check debunks false claim that Indian RAW was involved in the shooting of NCP leader Md. Motaleb Shikdar in Khulna, Bangladesh.
Indian ‘RAW’ involvement claimed in Pakistani media using fake police attribution over NCP leader’s shooting in Khulna
A Pakistani media report falsely claimed that Bangladeshi police suspected India’s RAW in the shooting of an NCP leader in...

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Fact-check of an AI-generated video falsely claiming 75% of people in Bangladesh want the Awami League to return to power based on a Voice of America survey
Video claiming 75% people want Awami League to take power is false
Fact-check: Old Rangpur drug bust photo falsely shared on Facebook as arrest of BNP or Jamaat leader in Cumilla with yaba
Old Rangpur drug bust shared as arrest of BNP-Jamaat leader in Cumilla

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Fact-check image showing a Chhatra League worker’s hand being cut off in political rivalry
Victim of road crash falsely portrayed as victim of political rivalry
Fact-check debunks false claim that Indian RAW was involved in the shooting of NCP leader Md. Motaleb Shikdar in Khulna, Bangladesh.
Indian ‘RAW’ involvement claimed in Pakistani media using fake police attribution over NCP leader’s shooting in Khulna
Fact-check: AI-generated images and videos falsely claim BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has recovered and can walk after treatment by Zubaida Rahman.
Images showing Khaleda Zia walking are AI-generated
Fact-check: Viral Facebook video falsely claims to show a massive Awami League rally in Dhaka, but the footage actually depicts a student-led July uprising protest in Rajshahi in August 2024.
July Uprising protest march falsely portrayed as recent Awami League rally in Dhaka
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AI Used to Inflate Crowds in Awami League Rally Video
AI Used to Inflate Crowds in Awami League Rally Video
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From social to news media: How false claims of Adviser Mahfuj Alam's extremist ties spread
This campaign has sometimes portrayed him as a leader of the religious organization Hezbut Tawheed and, at other times, as...
Sheikh Hasina's fake letter: how Indian media misled once again
Several media outlets in Bangladesh, citing Indian sources, claimed that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had written an open letter...

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Undetected political ads slip through Meta’s system as Bangladesh heads for elections
Undetected political ads slip through Meta’s system as Bangladesh heads for elections
Meta cannot always identify political ads and take action, indicating flaws in Meta’s automated detection system.
Hate and Calls for Violence Spread against Hindus Through the TMD Hashtag
Hate and Calls for Violence Spread Through the TMD Hashtag
The TMD hashtag is being used to spread communal hate, with at least 39 posts calling for violence against a...