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Claim of former US ambassador Peter Haas using Dhaka airport lounge proven false - Factcheck report by Dismislab
Claim of ex-ambassador Peter Haas using Dhaka airport lounge proven false
The list claiming former U.S. Ambassador Peter Haas used the airport lounge on August 5 is fake.
On July 12, several old videos were circulated on social media throughout the day, falsely claiming that activists from the National Citizen Party (NCP) and Jamaat-Shibir had attacked and set fire to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) offices in Dhaka, Comilla, Jessore and Jhenaidah. Dismislab verified five of the videos allegedly showing attacks on BNP offices and found they were not recent. The misleading footage was shared amid protests following the death of scrap trader Sohag in front of Mitford Hospital in Dhaka.
Old videos shared as recent attacks on BNP offices
Old videos falsely claiming NCP and Jamaat-Shibir attacked BNP offices in Dhaka, Cumilla, Jessore, and Jhenaidah went viral.
Old photos and videos were falsely shared with the claim that they depicted scenes from the Gopalganj clashes
Disinformation spreads amid Gopalganj clashes
Amid Gopalganj clashes on July 16, old photos and videos were falsely shared as scenes from the violence.