Two videos (1, 2) featuring Bangladeshi activist and model Farzana Sithi, known for her involvement in the anti-discrimination student movement in 2024, have been circulating on Facebook in recent months. These videos were shared from a profile operating under her name and identity, but Dismislab’s verification has found that the...
Jatiotabadi Swechhasebak Dal rally falsely shared as Awami League’s
A video of a broom procession has been widely shared on Facebook over the last two days, with several Awami League party-affiliated profiles claiming that its activists organized the demonstration to demand the resignation of Bangladesh interim government Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus.
False social media claim used in U.S. State Department press briefing question
During a routine press briefing at the U.S. State Department on March 19, a Bangladeshi journalist posed a question while presenting an old photo as if it were recent. The photo had previously been circulated on social media with the same claim. Journalist Dastagir Jahangir presented a photo while discussing...