Bangladeshi media outlets spread false claims about Yamal, Trump handshake at World Cup

There have been recent rumors that following Spain’s FIFA World Cup win, Spanish footballer Lamine Yamal did not shake hands...

There have been recent rumors that following Spain’s FIFA World Cup win, Spanish footballer Lamine Yamal did not shake hands...

Video claiming Mohakhali pedestrian murder is actually from India

Video claiming a pedestrian is murdered in Mohakhali, but the video is from India.

Video claiming actor Dev is planning to visit Bangladesh with Sheikh Hasina is deepfake

A reverse image search on several keyframes from the video surfaced matching images on

Old photo circulated with false claim of 2 students being killed in police firing

A fact-check by Dismislab found that the image of blood and bullet casings used in the posts is....

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Video claiming Mohakhali pedestrian murder is actually from India

Video claiming actor Dev is planning to visit Bangladesh with Sheikh Hasina is deepfake

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Old photo circulated with false claim of 2 students being killed in police firing

Image shared to depict floods in Chattogram was AI-generated

Image of prayer congregation in Chattogram floodwaters is AI-generated

Awami League leader's death, though circulated recently, actually occurred in August 2024

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Video of Pope Francis’s East Timor visit travels the world with different claims

The video has been shared with the claims ‘settlers leaving Israel,’ ‘a Mumbai protest,’ and ‘protest against Turkish President Recep...

Fake notice on Bangladesh office hours shared by Indian media

Sharing an AI-generated image, Indian media falsely claim that government offices would adopt a two-day work-from-home policy to address an...

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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,...

Fake World Bank loan ads lure Bangladeshi users on Meta platforms

The content violates Meta’s stated policies on fraud, scams, and deceptive practices, yet continues to surface as new pages pop...