AI-generated video claims thousands rally to bring back Hasina
A video has been circulated on Facebook with claims that thousands of people have taken to the streets to bring back Sheikh Hasina. However, Dismislab’s verification found that the video was generated using artificial intelligence (AI).
A Facebook profile named “বঙ্গবন্ধুর সৈনিক আমি” posted the video on November 10. The accompanying caption read, “Thousands of people have taken to the streets to bring back Sheikh Hasina.” Text inside the video reads, “A crowd of thousands gathers to bring back Sheikh Hasina” and “Bangabandhu’s daughter Sheikh Hasina will return to Bangladesh.” As of the publication of this report, the video had received more than 57,000 views and been shared more than 550 times.
The video shows a large crowd. However, an examination of the footage revealed several inconsistencies. Two banners are visible, both bearing the words “National Mourning Day.” But the remaining letters on the second banner do not form any meaningful words. In addition, the scene of the Bangladesh National Parliament building shown in the video does not match the actual location.
The procession is also shown moving through police barricades. Five police officers can be seen holding the first banner. Political activities of the Awami League are currently banned in Bangladesh. Against this backdrop, the scenes of police providing security to the procession and holding its banner are inconsistent with the current situation. There are also unusual anomalies in the body shapes of the police officers and the individuals resembling Awami League leaders depicted on the first banner.
The video was also examined using Hive Moderation, an AI content detection tool. According to the tool’s analysis, the video has a 93.1 percent probability of being AI-generated.
Therefore, the video circulated on Facebook with claims that thousands of people had taken to the streets to bring back Sheikh Hasina was generated using AI.
