AI-led campaigns swarm Facebook, YouTube and TikTok ahead of elections while platforms struggle with transparency. What does it tell us?

AI-led campaigns swarm Facebook, YouTube and TikTok ahead of elections while platforms struggle with transparency. What does it tell us?

Fact-check of a fake Amar Desh photocard circulating on Facebook falsely claiming Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr Shafiqur Rahman is visiting Delhi at the invitation of India’s BJP
A fake Amar Desh–branded photocard circulated on Facebook falsely claimed that Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr Shafiqur Rahman was visiting Delhi at...
Bangladesh Misinformation Disinformation Fake News Trend 2025
As the elections draw closer, the volume of misinformation continues to rise while fake alliances, false surveys shape the disinformation...
2025 in Review: The Rise of AI in Misinformation, Familiar Faces in Disinformation Headlines, and Unfamiliar Actors behind the Scene
Bangladesh saw 30 percent more misinformation in 2025, with most fact-checks political, increasingly spread through videos and AI-driven content.

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Fact-check of a fake Amar Desh photocard circulating on Facebook falsely claiming Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr Shafiqur Rahman is visiting Delhi at the invitation of India’s BJP
Fake Amar Desh photocard claims Jamaat chief’s India visit at BJP’s invitation
Fact-check: Viral YouTube video falsely claims DUCSU Vice President Shadik Kayem held a large assembly at Sheikh Hasina’s ancestral home in Gopalganj, Bangladesh.
Claim that Shadik Kayem held gathering at Sheikh Hasina's Gopalganj home is false

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Fact-check image examining mainstream media claims that Bangladesh ranks fourth globally in food insecurity, based on Prothom Alo reporting and UN food crisis data.
Dismislab has analyzed the misinformation and confusion spread in media reports about Bangladesh’s food insecurity, as well as what the...
This campaign has sometimes portrayed him as a leader of the religious organization Hezbut Tawheed and, at other times, as...

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Bangladesh Misinformation Disinformation Fake News Trend 2025
As the elections draw closer, the volume of misinformation continues to rise while fake alliances, false surveys shape the disinformation...
2025 in Review: The Rise of AI in Misinformation, Familiar Faces in Disinformation Headlines, and Unfamiliar Actors behind the Scene
Bangladesh saw 30 percent more misinformation in 2025, with most fact-checks political, increasingly spread through videos and AI-driven content.