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Photo of three children’s death in Sunamganj falsely tied to Bogura

A photo of three children lying on a floor has spread on Facebook with the claim that "mob terrorist forces"...

A photo of three children lying on a floor has spread on Facebook with the claim that "mob terrorist forces"...

Misinformation spread through news media tripled in three months
While politics remained the dominant theme, disaster- and sports-related misinformation also surged amid major floods and the FIFA World Cup.
Photos of Myanmar armed force circulated with claims of JLA activity in Sajek
Photos claiming a “Jumma Liberation Army” seized Sajek actually show Myanmar’s People’s Defense Force.
Video of French police using pigs to suppress protests was created using AI
Video of French police using pigs to suppress protests was created using AI
A video has recently circulated on Facebook about an ongoing movement in France. It is claimed that French police are...

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Photos of Myanmar armed force circulated with claims of JLA activity in Sajek
Video of French police using pigs to suppress protests was created using AI
Video of French police using pigs to suppress protests was created using AI

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Assam video misrepresented as incident in Chittagong hill tracts
Old Myanmar video misrepresented as Sajek clash footage
Video of Suvendu Adhikari’s resignation misrepresented as Modi’s escape
Video claiming vandalism at puja venues actually show man being arrested in murder case
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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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AI-generated videos of monkeys eating honey go viral; Z News shares one as real
A news outlet named Z News published a video on Facebook under the title "Two Monkeys' Honey-Eating Contest," showing two...
Sanitation workers dump garbage on a road during a protest in Panipat, Haryana.
Two-month-old Haryana video falsely linked to CJP protest in Delhi
A two-month-old video of sanitation workers protesting in Panipat, Haryana, was falsely shared on 'Daily Ittefaq' and 'Centrist Nation TV'...

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Misinformation spread through news media tripled in three months
While politics remained the dominant theme, disaster- and sports-related misinformation also surged amid major floods and the FIFA World Cup.
Meta monetized Bangladeshi lawmakers despite policy barring political figures
Meta bars elected officials from earning, but 13 Bangladeshi MPs can monetize
The findings raise questions about how Meta vets accounts for monetization, whether it enforces its own political eligibility rules consistently,...