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Social worker’s video circulated as leaked footage of Nasiruddin Patwary

A video circulated as leaked footage of NCP leader Nasiruddin Patwary is actually linked to an incident involving a social...

A video circulated as leaked footage of NCP leader Nasiruddin Patwary is actually linked to an incident involving a social...

Old funeral procession video shared as Awami League rally at High Court
A man ties the hands of a woman surrounded by a crowd in Sonaimuri, Noakhali.
Old video circulated claiming torture of female garment workers 
A video falsely claiming to show BNP activists torturing female garment workers during a protest has been circulating on Facebook....
Old Khagrachhari footage circulated as killing of three Jubo League activists in Cox’s Bazar
A video shared as the killing of three Jubo League activists in Cox’s Bazar is old footage from a July...

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Old funeral procession video shared as Awami League rally at High Court
A man ties the hands of a woman surrounded by a crowd in Sonaimuri, Noakhali.
Old video circulated claiming torture of female garment workers 

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Old Khagrachhari footage circulated as killing of three Jubo League activists in Cox’s Bazar
Video of India temple fire shared as incident in Jashore
Old video circulated to claim protest against Diwali celebrations at Jagannath University
Old video circulated to claim protest against Diwali celebrations at Jagannath University
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Prayer scene is from the Jordanian parliament, not Israel
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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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Times Now falsely presents garment workers’ protest as anti-India rally in Bangladesh
Times now posted a video of Garment workers' protest as anti-India rally.
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