Several pictures of armed people in the ongoing anti-discrimination student movement have been circulating on social media since August 2. The Bangladesh Awami League and its supporters claim from various pages and profiles that the gunmen in these pictures are agitators or leaders of anti-government political parties. However, after verifying...
WhatsApp & Facebook will not tap calls or exploit users personal data
Recently, a wave of posts have been spreading falsehoods about new regulations purportedly being rolled out by Facebook and WhatsApp. These posts assert that WhatsApp and other social media platforms, including Meta, will impose new rules in Bangladesh starting ‘tomorrow’. According to these claims, all WhatsApp phone calls will be recorded,...
The bagged dog rescue video is from India, not Bangladesh
A video showing the rescue of 14 dogs from sacks has spread on social media platform Facebook. Various accounts (1, 2, 3, 4) sharing the video claimed that dog meat was being used in Kacchi Biryani in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. However, verification has revealed that the video is...