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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"...

Factcheck Narendra Modi about Sheikh Hasina return altered video
Narendra Modi's statement on Sheikh Hasina's return is fabricated
Circulated video regarding Sheikh Hasina's return is an edited version of a video posted by Narendra Modi regarding question leaks.
AI-generated photograph of Sania Mirza with former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin.
Channel i photocard makes false claim about Sania Mirza
Reports that Sania Mirza donated land reserved for a tennis academy to build a mosque in Hyderabad are false, her...
Staged video circulating with claim of Muslim youth being harassed in India
Staged video circulating with claim of Muslim youth being harassed in India
A video has recently circulated on Facebook claiming that a female official of the “Modi administration” is harassing a Muslim...

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Image of BNP leaders carrying weapons was AI-edited
Factcheck Narendra Modi about Sheikh Hasina return altered video
Narendra Modi's statement on Sheikh Hasina's return is fabricated

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AI-generated photograph of Sania Mirza with former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin.
Channel i photocard makes false claim about Sania Mirza
Staged video circulating with claim of Muslim youth being harassed in India
Staged video circulating with claim of Muslim youth being harassed in India
2013 Sofia footage falsely shared as an attack on Benjamin Netanyahu.
Old Bulgarian video circulated as attack on Netanyahu
Video of Kazakhstan military training spread to claim China-India clash
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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
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