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Cash seizure footage falsely shared as Samantha Sharmin home raid 

A video falsely claiming cash was seized from NCP leader Samantha Sharmin’s home actually shows a 2020 cash seizure involving...

A video falsely claiming cash was seized from NCP leader Samantha Sharmin’s home actually shows a 2020 cash seizure involving...

Madaripur torch procession falsely shared as Dhaka lockdown rally.
Madaripur protest video falsely shared as Dhaka lockdown rally
A video circulating on Facebook falsely claims that Dhaka is under lockdown. Dismislab found that the footage actually shows a...
Sunamganj school fire falsely shared as Durga temple attack.
School fire video falsely shared as fire at Durga temple
A video falsely claims ruling party leaders burned several Hindu homes, including a Durga temple.However, Dismislab found that the video...
Assam land dispute video falsely shared as Barishal BNP vandalism.
Assam clash video falsely linked to Barishal vandalism 
A video falsely claiming BNP vandalized a man’s home in Barishal after an Awami League procession actually shows a land...

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Madaripur torch procession falsely shared as Dhaka lockdown rally.
Madaripur protest video falsely shared as Dhaka lockdown rally
Rangamati fire video falsely shared as Jashore Hindu neighborhood attack.
Rangamati fire video falsely shared as attack on Hindu homes in Jashore

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Sunamganj school fire falsely shared as Durga temple attack.
School fire video falsely shared as fire at Durga temple
Video shows a film shoot, not extortion gang
Assam land dispute video falsely shared as Barishal BNP vandalism.
Assam clash video falsely linked to Barishal vandalism 
Factcheck Jatiya Chhatra Shakti leader Alif Chowdhury
One-eyed Alif’s video falsely shared as staged blindness
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Old, unrelated photo used by Bangla media to report on Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia
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