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Election Misinformation

Fake photocard claims attacks on Sunni Muslim shrines for not voting for Jamaat factcheck
Fake photocard claims attacks on Sunni Muslim shrines for not voting for Jamaat
A fake Amar Desh photocard circulates on Facebook claiming that Jamaat-e-Islami activists carried out vandalism at Sunni Muslim shrines.
Fake Amar Desh photocard circulating about Mirza Fakhrul factcheck
Fake Amar Desh photocard circulating about Mirza Fakhrul
A fake Amar Desh photocard circulating on Facebook reads, “Mirza Fakhrul removed his cap after the election ended.”
Viral photo misrepresents Pirzada Hanzala as Shariatpur MP handling drug peddlers factcheck
Viral photo misrepresents Pirzada Hanzala as Shariatpur MP handling drug peddlers
A photo circulating on Facebook claims to show Shariatpur’s MP punishing a marijuana dealer while the image is actually from...
Jamaat did not get more votes than BNP in Lalmonirhat 2 factcheck
No, Jamaat did not get more votes than BNP in Lalmonirhat-2
A “message sheet” photo is circulating, alleging election engineering in Lalmonirhat-2, claiming a BNP candidate was declared winner despite receiving...
Fact-check: Viral Facebook photocards misquote Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam as calling Jamaat-e-Islami the “most authentic representative” of Bangladesh’s majority Muslim identity.
Mahfuz Anam’s remarks on Jamaat-e-Islami taken out of context in viral photocards
The assertion that Mahfuz Anam called Jamaat the most authentic representative of the country’s Muslim identity is not only misleading...
Fact-check: Viral photocard falsely claims Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus ordered the army to shoot ‘troublemakers’ at polling stations during the February 12 national election.
Photocard claiming Bangladesh’s chief adviser ordered army to shoot ‘troublemakers’ is fake
A Facebook photocard claims Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus ordered the army to shoot people causing disturbances at polling stations during...
Fact-check: Viral Facebook photocard falsely quotes Bangladesh Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam claiming Awami League mobilised ‘Inqilab Moncho’ to derail the February 12 national election.
Viral photocard falsely quotes Bangladesh Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary
A Facebook photocard claims Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said the Awami League mobilised ‘Inqilab Moncho’ to derail the February 12...
Online misinformation on post-poll violence in Bangladesh
Online misinformation on post-poll violence in Bangladesh
Since the day after the February 12 national election and referendum, reports of post-election violence have emerged across Bangladesh, with...
Night of rumours: How misinformation spread before Bangladesh’s landmark election
Night of rumours: How misinformation spread before Bangladesh’s landmark election
Social media platforms were flooded with misleading content and false claims, targeting candidates and voters on the eve of Bangladesh’s...
Fact-check debunking false claims that Bangladesh’s February 12 national election was suspended, based on misleading Facebook posts misattributing CPD comments.
False election suspension claims spread ahead of Bangladesh polls
Claims that Bangladesh’s February 12 election has been suspended are false; a fact-check finds the posts misrepresent CPD comments and...
Fact-check image showing a misinterpreted Gazipur district notice falsely claimed on Facebook to suspend voting in five constituencies ahead of Bangladesh’s national election.
Gazipur voting suspension claim is false
Claims that voting was suspended in five Gazipur constituencies are false; fact-check shows the notice only concerned delay in ballot...
Debunked UN did not conduct survey claiming BNP leading in 265 seats factcheck
Debunked: UN did not conduct survey claiming BNP leading in 265 seats
The claim circulating on Facebook asserts that the BNP is leading in 265 seats in a UN survey is false.
Fact-check of a fake Amar Desh photocard circulating on Facebook falsely claiming Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr Shafiqur Rahman is visiting Delhi at the invitation of India’s BJP
Fake Amar Desh photocard claims Jamaat chief’s India visit at BJP’s invitation
A fake Amar Desh–branded photocard circulated on Facebook falsely claimed that Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr Shafiqur Rahman was visiting Delhi at...
2025 in Review: The Rise of AI in Misinformation, Familiar Faces in Disinformation Headlines, and Unfamiliar Actors behind the Scene
The rise of AI, familiar faces in disinformation headlines, and unfamiliar actors behind the scene
Bangladesh saw 30 percent more misinformation in 2025, with most fact-checks political, increasingly spread through videos and AI-driven content.
Fact-check: fake Jamuna TV photocard falsely claims BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed said Awami League could form an alliance with BNP
Fake Jamuna TV card claims BNP open to forge alliance with Awami League
A Jamuna TV–branded photocard circulating on Facebook falsely claims that BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed said the Awami League could join...
Fact-check: Old Cox’s Bazar video falsely shared on Facebook as BNP terrorists cutting off a Jubo League leader’s leg in Debidwar, Cumilla
Video from Cox’s Bazar incident spreads, claiming to show the murder of a Jubo League leader in Cumilla
A video circulated on Facebook claims BNP activists publicly cut off the leg of a Jubo League leader in Debidwar,...
Fact-check: AI-generated image falsely shows BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman touching Bangladesh’s soil barefoot on his return to the country.
The media image showing Tarique Rahman touching the soil on arrival in the country was AI-generated
An image used by multiple media outlets claims to show BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman touching Bangladesh’s soil upon his...
Fact-check of an AI-generated video falsely claiming 75% of people in Bangladesh want the Awami League to return to power based on a Voice of America survey
Video claiming 75% people want Awami League to take power is false
A Facebook video claims a Voice of America survey shows 75% of people in Bangladesh want the Awami League to...
Fact-check of a fake Jamuna TV photocard falsely claiming Jamaat-e-Islami nominated Islamic scholar Abrarul Haque Asif as a candidate from the Rajshahi-3 constituency.
Fake photocard spreads in Jamuna TV’s name, claiming Jamaat nominated Islamic scholar Abrarul Haque Asif
A fake Jamuna TV photocard claims Jamaat-e-Islami nominated Islamic scholar Abrarul Haque Asif for the Rajshahi-3 seat. The claim is...