False Claim

Fact-check: stock photo of a male model falsely shared online as an indigenous youth posing as a Chinese man in Kishoreganj
A Kishoreganj Chinese indigenous impersonation claim on Facebook is misleading; fact-checking shows the photo is a stock model image.
Prothom Alo journalist Mamunur Rahman was killed in a militant attack Fact-checked
A photo claiming Prothom Alo journalist Mamunur Rahman killed in front of DMCH; fact-check shows the victim was not Mamunur...
NCP leader Nasiruddin Patwary attacked under Jubo Dal leader Nayon fact-check
A video claims Jubo Dal attacked Nasiruddin Patwary; however, fact-check shows it was a road blockade by 43rd BCS non-cadre...
Dr. Yunus has formed an illegal government says Putin AI video fact-check
AI generated video claiming Vladimir Putin called Dr. Yunus’s government illegal a; fact-check confirms the video was fake.
An NTV photocard claiming Jamaat-e-Islami alliance would win 163 seats in election fact-checked
A fake NTV photocard claimed the Jamaat alliance will win 163 seats in the next election; however, Dismislab verified it...
Video falsely claiming a Tajikistan mosque converted into dance hall fact-checked
A Tajikistan mosque turned into a dance hall is a false claim; fact-checks confirm the video shows Khujand Fortress’s cultural...
200 members of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in Gaibandha have joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Factcheck
A photocard claiming Gaibandha Jamaat members joined BNP is edited; the photo is actually from Chuadanga and shows BNP members...
Palestinian Doctor Did Not Win the Nobel Peace Prize
A photocard claiming Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya won the Nobel Peace Prize is false; the prize went to María...
an Indian woman was gang-raped while visiting Israel factcheck
A video claiming an Indian woman was gang-raped in Israel actually shows 10 prisoners escaping from a U.S. jail, Dismislab...
Muntasir Mahmud relieved from NCP factcheck
Muntasir Mahmud was temporarily removed from the NCP for violating party discipline, not for homosexuality allegations.
These children were not detained for chanting Joy Bangla but rescued after getting lost in Banshkhali, Chattogram, factcheck confirms.
The claim that Islami Chhatra Shibir’s Nangalkot unit president was caught on a bus with a woman is false, Dismislab...
The video claiming that different Dhaka areas were filled with chants of “Joy Bangla” actually shows a procession of BAU...
Fact check: A video of an Awami League leader’s son is false; it shows a schoolboy’s body recovery in Sherpur.
Crocodile Attack on a woman factcheck
The video claiming a crocodile dragged a woman in Kushtia’s Gorai River is actually from India, fact-check confirms.
A viral video falsely claims a DUCSU election clash; it actually shows a November 2024 protest in front of Prothom...
A video falsely claims a woman was gang-raped in Gazipur; but fact-check shows that it’s actually from a mob beating...
Misinformation spreads over Khagrachari conflict factcheck
Several posts on the Khagrachari conflict circulated on social media, but Dismislab fact-checked at least five as false using old...
Video from Nepal protests shared, claiming to show violence in Khagrachhari
A video claiming hill people attacked the army in Bangladesh is false; it originally shows September protests in Nepal, verified...
Bangladeshi delegates were not present during Netanyahu’s UN speech is false - factcheck
Claims that Bangladeshi delegates, including Dr. Muhammad Yunus, stayed during Netanyahu’s UN speech are false.
Social media posts falsely claim Awami League leader Tofail Ahmed has died; he is receiving treatment at Square Hospital, his...
Indonesian night scene circulated as Khagrachhari violence
A video claiming to show Khagrachhari’s Mahajan Para is false; it actually depicts Surakarta, Indonesia’s Nagasopuro Night Market.
Hannan Masud Scheenshot Factcheck
Fact-check: The claim that NCP leader forcibly married BAGCHAS leader Jadni over a mocking post is false; screenshot was edited.
DUCSU factcheck
Year-old Feni election video falsely circulated on social media as evidence of ballot rigging in the DUCSU election.
The video claiming to show a clash between Chhatra Dal and Chhatra Shibir before the DUCSU election results is unrelated...
Dismislab’s verification shows Fehlinger is not a NATO official. He is actually an activist advocating for NATO expansion.
A viral video claiming a clash at Chittagong University actually shows a September 2024 protest at a Savar garment factory.
Dhaka University Clash Factcheck
Fact-check: Video claiming Dhaka University turmoil and the country on the brink of civil war actually shows a protest in...
Photocard using Jamuna TV's Logo
Photocard using Jamuna Television’s logo claiming that Bangladesh Army Chief Gen. Waker-uz-Zaman met with India’s ambassador is fake, reveals fact-check.
Khaled Muhiuddin on Jamaat-e-Islami Fact-check
The claim that Khaled Muhiuddin wrote the Facebook post about Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is false: reveals fact-check.
BUET student clash photo
Fact-check: BUET student clash photo is real, not AI-generated; verified by multiple photographers and metadata.
A video of a female student’s harassment, shared on Facebook, is falsely claimed to be from Bangladesh; it is actually...
A 2023 IRI survey on Sheikh Hasina’s popularity is being falsely shared online as a current 2025 report.
A two-year-old video falsely claims a child’s body was found in a BNP leader’s house; it’s actually a 2022 Jashore...
Video of cash seizure not from NCP leader Samanta Sharmin’s home
Video falsely claims cash recovered from NCP leader’s house; actually over five years old and shows Awami League leader’s home.
Old videos used in coverage of Russia earthquake A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 struck near the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in eastern Russia on 29 July. Following the incident, at least two old videos were seen circulating in several Bangladeshi media outlets, which had no connection to the earthquake in Russia.
Old, unrelated videos circulated in Bangladeshi media following the powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake in eastern Russia on 29 July.
Hindu passenger slaps a Muslim co-passenger in India, a claim falsely shared on social media
Viral IndiGo flight video falsely claims Hindu man slapped Muslim passenger, amid anti-Muslim eviction row, Dismislab debunks.
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 falsely claiming NCP and Jamaat-Shibir attacked BNP offices in Dhaka, Cumilla, Jessore, and Jhenaidah went viral.
Fake 'Anonymous' network on Facebook: a trap of conspiracies, predictions, and misinformation - A report by Dismislab Factchecks
Facebook pages imitating the international hacker-activist group ‘Anonymous’ are spreading conspiracy theories and false information to set up scams.
The President of Peru did not declare Sheikh Hasina the ‘legitimate Prime Minister’ at the ‘Global Humor Conference’ held in...
A viral claim that Hindus in Rajasthan broke solar panels over a Sun God insult is false.
Old photos and videos were falsely shared with the claim that they depicted scenes from the Gopalganj clashes
Amid Gopalganj clashes on July 16, old photos and videos were falsely shared as scenes from the violence.
Two videos have circulated on social media — one showing a group of people beating a man by the roadside, and the other showing a person striking someone with a spade in an open field. Social media posts claim that the footage depicts recent incidents in Bangladesh. But verification shows that one of the videos is from Andhra Pradesh, India, and the other from Uttar Pradesh.
One shows a group assaulting a man, another a spade attack, neither video is from Bangladesh.
False Claim Linking Moroccan Incident to BNP Attack in Gazipur, Bangladesh
The viral video linked to BNP is not from Gazipur, but from Morocco.
False Claims Emerge Amid Awami League’s Hartal Program
Several old videos have been falsely circulated on Facebook claiming to show Awami League's programs during the July 20 hartal.
Video claiming a water bottle costs 600 TK is from the Asian Cup qualifiers match, not the Uttara jet crash.
Viral plane crash video falsely linked to Dhaka school; it’s actually from 2024 Karnaphuli River training jet crash, Chattogram.
‘Mujib Bahini’ receiving training in Gopalganj False Claim Factcheck
The photo claiming Mujib Bahini taking training in Gopalganj is actually at least 13 years old and shows Maoist members...
Several posts have been circulating on social media platform Facebook claiming that the hindu woman, who was allegedly raped in...
Three viral videos claiming to show scenes from the Iran-Israel conflict were AI-generated using Google’s Veo-3.
A video recently circulated on the social media platform Facebook, purportedly showing moments just before the plane crash in Ahmedabad,...
A video has gone viral on Facebook and X, showing a group of people throwing chairs in front of a...
Dismislab’s verification shows that the video is not from India. It is rather a scene from Subidbazar area in Sylhet district...
What exactly is the Tree of Peace? Is it a UNESCO or Israeli award? Who is behind presenting this honour?...
A video of a broom procession has been widely shared on Facebook over the last two days, with several Awami...
A video showing a mosque-like structure being demolished with a bulldozer is circulating on social media with different claims. Some...
The video is unrelated to any weapons recovered from members of any student wings of Rajshahi University. Instead, it is...
A video shared on social media platform ‘X’ claims to show the killing of three brothers, including a Swechchhasebak League...
A video recently shared on Facebook claims that relatives of a local BNP leader raped two women. The video shows...
Following the fact-finding report on human rights violations during the July-August protests in Bangladesh published by the Office of the...
A video circulating on social media claims to show a torchlight procession by the Awami League in Sylhet in support...
Verification reveals that the photo is two months old and that the owner of the burned cowshed is not Hindu.
A video has been circulating on Facebook claiming that Youth and Sports adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan’s father was abusing...
Recently, an image of a deceased woman was circulated on Facebook and other social media platforms. It is being claimed...
While Rakib, a student of Dhaka College, was injured in the incident, he has not died, as confirmed by one...
Recent claims on social media suggest that the Gupaltila Shiva Temple in Sylhet was covered due to a nearby Waz...
A powerful earthquake recently struck Tibet, leading to widespread destruction and significant loss of life. In the aftermath, misleading images...
Several Facebook posts allege that Tulip Siddiq, the daughter of Sheikh Rehana and niece of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh...
Some posts on X claim that Islamists set fire to Hindu-owned shops in Cumilla, Bangladesh. Although the fire incident is...
A video circulating on social media, claiming Islamist attacks on Hindu women as part of a land-grabbing attempt, is false...
A false claim has recently surfaced on social media, alleging that Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened Chief Advisor Dr. Yunus...
Since assuming power, many misinformations have been spread on Facebook about Dr. Yunus. Dismislab found several cases of spreading false...
Two videos have gone viral on social media X with a communal twist. However, verification shows that there is no...
Social media spreads false news of hijab activist Muskan Khan's death using an old photo, causing misinformation to circulate once...
From Satire to Misinformation: discover the surprising journey of a viral claim linking women's jeans to seismic activity.
Two serious claims about soybean oil have spread on social media. The claims appeared in several online advertisements.
Dismislab found that the claim was misleading. Not 28, but 17 people in the photo had won the Nobel Prize...
Several science enthusiasts’ pages and websites claim that chocolate has cockroaches in them. But Dismislab’s factchecking found some claims to...