Drawing on 528 election-specific cases, the analysis traces how misinformation evolved from doubts about whether the vote would occur to...

Dismislab analyzed 62,529 review posts across 1,118 pages to trace how this network operates, who it targets, and how the...

Gambling-related advertisements remain rampant on Meta platforms, despite violating both Meta policies and national laws. What’s new in this illegal...

The use of AI-generated content to spread misinformation has been steadily growing in Bangladesh, but the second quarter of 2025...

Dozens of Facebook‑promoted Bangladeshi websites fraudulently promise daily income for simple tasks, take upfront payments, and deliver nothing.

Doctored political talk show videos are surging on YouTube, with 29 channels posting 288 manipulated clips in one week alone,...

Dismislab’s quarterly misinformation trend analysis found that politics remained the leading topic in fact-checks in the first quarter of 2025,...

Dismislab uncovered a global scam that uses fake news articles and Facebook ads to lure users to fraudulent investment platforms....

In a month-long investigation, Dismislab found 10 articles on US-based International Policy Digest (IPD) website critical of Bangladesh’s post-uprising government...

In just one week from January 29 and February 4, 2025, Dismislab found 322 active advertisements targeting Bangladeshi users that...

Investigation by Dismislab uncovered at least 37 Facebook pages brazenly selling illicit drugs, with 30 of them running ads on...

Verification has shown that Trump's claim is incorrect, and the DOGE’s statement is misleading.

2024 was an eventful year for Bangladesh; but it was also one marked by a surge in misinformation and disinformation.

This article reflects on Dismislab’s efforts in 2024 and sets out the expectations we aim to meet in the coming...

Social media gambling advertisements targeting Bangladeshi users are becoming more sophisticated, now, incorporating deepfake videos and audio.

Religious misinformation in Bangladesh has evolved alongside the country’s shifting political landscape, becoming increasingly localized and divisive.

Bangladesh experienced a sharp rise in political and religious misinformation in the wake of its political upheaval.

The findings reveal that nearly one in every 11 ads on these gaming apps encourages users to engage in betting...

Dismislab investigated a networked Facebook campaign seeking grooms for supposed brides, which redirects users to gambling sites.

Dismislab explores how the death toll in the Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict was exaggerated from four to one hundred.

Dismislab uncovered a bot network comprising 1,369 Facebook accounts, responsible for more than 21,000 coordinated comments, all in favor of...

Over four weeks, the country was engulfed in a whirlwind of protests, violence, and an unprecedented parallel surge of disinformation,...

Several media outlets in Bangladesh, citing Indian sources, claimed that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had written an open letter...

A study by Dismislab identified 700 unique Bangla misinformation videos fact-checked by independent organizations and still present on YouTube as...

Evidence of elaborate health product fraud campaign has been unearthed in at least 15 countries spanning Europe and Asia.

Dismislab's recent research has discovered over 3,000 betting web pages, hosted on at least 11 government websites, actively promoting four...

The Lok Sabha Election in India sparked a new wave of religious disinformation, with visible hatred towards Muslims and other...

Several videos of the newly elected MP, Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Suman, criticizing ministers during parliamentary sessions have been posted...

Following the national parliamentary election held in early 2024, political fervor simmered down, giving way to a surge in sports...

In Bangladesh, gambling may be legally prohibited, but the allure of online betting and gambling apps remains persistent. Within a...

Fake news channels on YouTube impersonating international media outlets, including BBC and CNN, are thriving violating platform policies. Dismislab found...

There’re several instances of clickbait headlines spreading confusion among social media users. Read how it happens.

YouTube, as a platform, profits from these cheap fakes, and probably so do the content creators.

Dismislab identified 101 misinformation that persists on social media to resurface almost every year even though they were debunked.

Shakib Al Hasan slapped a man in the crowd on January 2, not on Election Day.

Recently, a deepfake video of actress Tanjin Tisha has spread on social media. Upon verification, it was revealed that Tisha's...

The bacteria has actually been named ‘Pantoea Tagorei’ to pay homage to Rabindranath Tagore.

The advertisement ran on Facebook from October 26 to October 28 and reached an audience of 300,000 to 350,000 viewers.

A graphic card containing a fake quote was posted on 12 different Facebook pages and 18 groups within 30 minutes.

Despite being fact-checked thrice since 2021, a distorted video of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has recently been circulated on...

A fake media photocard about Barrister Rumeen Farhana's illness circulated on social media. But it was proven false.

Several Bangladeshi media outlets claimed that a person named Mian Arefy, Joe Biden's adviser, had visited the BNP headquarters. However...

Tommaso Debenedetti is famous for giving fake interviews and spreading fake news. He is a freelance journalist and teacher.

Neither BBC or Bellingcat claimed that Ukraine was selling NATO weapons to the Palestinian armed group Hamas.

Dismislab has verified that the screenshot is not authentic, and Al Jazeera has not published any news regarding this arrest.

Contrary to recent claims in Bangladeshi media and social media posts, Sweden has not recognized sex as a sport nor...

Social media spreads false news of hijab activist Muskan Khan's death using an old photo, causing misinformation to circulate once...