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misinformation
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misinformation
Old video falsely claims Awami League holding street protest
A street march video circulated on X falsely claiming that the banned Awami League has “returned to the streets”.
Unrelated video circulates claiming arson at BNP leader’s house
The video circulating with the claim that Jamaat-e-Islami activists set fire to a BNP leader's house actually shows an unrelated...
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
Social media platforms were flooded with misleading content and false claims, targeting candidates and voters on the eve of Bangladesh’s...
Videos of misleading, fragmented and religiously-sensitive speech fuel public confusion
Dismislab analyzed five such videos where the speeches of political party leaders were fragmented and presented misleadingly through a religious...
Fake alliances, seat-sharing, and surveys shape election disinformation narratives
As the elections draw closer, the volume of misinformation continues to rise while fake alliances, false surveys shape the disinformation...
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.
Fake election narratives target social media users
As the February election nears, targeted disinformation and fake news are spreading on an unprecedented scale to build narratives that...
Old video circulates claiming Jubo Dal attacked Nasiruddin Patwary
A video claims Jubo Dal attacked Nasiruddin Patwary; however, fact-check shows it was a road blockade by 43rd BCS non-cadre...
AI-generated video falsely claims Putin called Dr. Yunus government illegal
AI generated video claiming Vladimir Putin called Dr. Yunus’s government illegal a; fact-check confirms the video was fake.
Photo from an unrelated incident circulating claiming to depict the shooting of BNP leader Ershad Ullah
A photocard falsely claims Ershad Ullah’s attacker was arrested; fact-check reveals the image is unrelated.
Old, unrelated video circulates claiming to show attacks on Dr. Yunus’s Chattogram house
Video falsely claims an attack on Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus’s Chattogram residence; fact-check shows the clip is from Awami...
Political misinformation peaks as false claims of rallies, clashes, and quotes spread online
In the first six months of 2025, less than half of all false claims were political. As the February election...
Misinformation spreads over Khagrachari conflict
Several posts on the Khagrachari conflict circulated on social media, but Dismislab fact-checked at least five as false using old...
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.
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.
Man slapping co-passenger on IndiGo flight in India was not Hindu
Viral IndiGo flight video falsely claims Hindu man slapped Muslim passenger, amid anti-Muslim eviction row, Dismislab debunks.
False claims on social media about the death toll in Uttara plane crash
Misleading Facebook posts claim 247 dead, 522 injured in Uttara jet crash. Milestone School confirms the numbers are false.
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.
AI-generated videos burst into political campaign amid surge in election misinformation
The use of AI-generated content to spread misinformation has been steadily growing in Bangladesh, but the second quarter of 2025...
Fake 'Anonymous' network: a trap of conspiracies, predictions, and misinformation
Facebook pages imitating the international hacker-activist group ‘Anonymous’ are spreading conspiracy theories and false information to set up scams.
Fake claim about declaring Sheikh Hasina the legitimate Prime Minister
The President of Peru did not declare Sheikh Hasina the ‘legitimate Prime Minister’ at the ‘Global Humor Conference’ held in...
Video claiming Hindus breaking solar panels for insulting the Sun God is not true
A viral claim that Hindus in Rajasthan broke solar panels over a Sun God insult is false.
Disinformation spreads amid Gopalganj clashes
Amid Gopalganj clashes on July 16, old photos and videos were falsely shared as scenes from the violence.
Videos from India falsely linked to Bangladesh
One shows a group assaulting a man, another a spade attack, neither video is from Bangladesh.
False claim links Moroccan incident to BNP attack in Gazipur
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.
Photo claiming to show the list of deceased students is AI-generated
The photo claiming to show the list of students killed in the Milestone plane crash is AI generated.
Video claiming a water bottle costs 600 taka is old
Video claiming a water bottle costs 600 TK is from the Asian Cup qualifiers match, not the Uttara jet crash.
Claim of ‘Mujib Bahini’ receiving training in Gopalganj circulated with an image of a Maoist training camp in India
The photo claiming Mujib Bahini taking training in Gopalganj is actually at least 13 years old and shows Maoist members...
Old videos of different incidents shared as Cumilla assault victim’s statement
Two viral videos claiming to show the Hindu woman victim’s statement on the Muradnagar incident were actually old and unrelated.
Alleged rape victim of Cumilla’s Muradnagar did not commit suicide
Several posts have been circulating on social media platform Facebook claiming that the hindu woman, who was allegedly raped in...
Three edited videos falsely portrayed as Indian plane crash
A video recently circulated on the social media platform Facebook, purportedly showing moments just before the plane crash in Ahmedabad,...
Viral Video Falsely Claims Jamaat-Shibir Vandalized BNP Stage
A video has gone viral on Facebook and X, showing a group of people throwing chairs in front of a...
Video is fake, verified, still spreading
Confusion over Bangladesh's position as old global ranking shared as recent
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...
False social media claim used in U.S. State Department press briefing question
This video does not show mosque being demolished in India or China
A video showing a mosque-like structure being demolished with a bulldozer is circulating on social media with different claims. Some...
Old video resurfaces falsely claiming weapon recovery at Rajshahi University
The video is unrelated to any weapons recovered from members of any student wings of Rajshahi University. Instead, it is...
Indian temple video shared as Madaripur death incident
A video shared on social media platform ‘X’ claims to show the killing of three brothers, including a Swechchhasebak League...
Two women killed in family dispute; fake claims circulate on Facebook
A video recently shared on Facebook claims that relatives of a local BNP leader raped two women. The video shows...
Edited infographic with UN logo found to be false
Following the fact-finding report on human rights violations during the July-August protests in Bangladesh published by the Office of the...
Fact-checked torchlight procession video resurfaces with false claims
A video circulating on social media claims to show a torchlight procession by the Awami League in Sylhet in support...
Burned cows image shared with false communal claim on social media
Verification reveals that the photo is two months old and that the owner of the burned cowshed is not Hindu.
False claims against a student leader circulated through altered video report of BBC
A video report attributed to BBC News has recently gone viral on social media, in which Hasnat Abdullah, the convener...
Viral claim about Dhaka College student’s death is false
While Rakib, a student of Dhaka College, was injured in the incident, he has not died, as confirmed by one...
The claim of British MP Tulip Siddiq’s removal is not true
Several Facebook posts allege that Tulip Siddiq, the daughter of Sheikh Rehana and niece of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh...
Old video falsely shared as attack on Bangladeshi Hindu women
A video circulating on social media, claiming Islamist attacks on Hindu women as part of a land-grabbing attempt, is false...
Religious festival of India disseminated as an attack on a temple in Bangladesh
A video from 'RT India' falsely claims an attack on a Hindu temple in Bangladesh, but actually shows a festival...
Former ISKCON leader arrested: False claims in local and foreign media
Indian Satellite Channels Have Not Been Shut Down in Bangladesh
Political shift triggers surge in political and religious misinformation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh experienced a sharp rise in political and religious misinformation in the wake of its political upheaval.
Old Video Posed as Claim of Bangladesh’s Official Boycott of Indian Goods
An old video on X falsely claims Bangladesh's interim government launched a campaign to boycott Indian goods.
Misleading videos spread false claims of communal violence in Bangladesh
When staged videos fuel misinformation on social media
Dismislab has found at least seven staged videos that have been circulated as real events in Bangladesh or India...
Sri Lanka Not Alone: Other Non-Muslim Countries Also Broadcast Azan Five Times on Radio
Tamim Iqbal did not get 13 crore offer to play IPL
Verification by Dismislab has found that no such conversation took place between Tamim and Kohli.
Mahiya Mahi’s Election and a ‘Stripped’ Face of the Society
Social media is being used to spread sexually suggestive and degrading content targeting Bangladeshi actress Mahiya Mahi during her political...
Bangladesh 2023: A Year in Review of Misinformation Trends
An analysis of reports published by seven fact-checking sites dedicated to Bangladesh revealed that the final quarter of 2023, spanning...
How disinformation played during the Bangladesh national election
Various types of fake news and disinformation have surfaced on social media surrounding the 12th National Parliamentary Elections held on...
Cricket related page spreading fake quotes about cricket
Recently, a false quotation attributed to Sourav Ganguly has surfaced on a cricket-related Facebook page. Additionally, three more false quotations...
Disinformation trends: new narratives, targets, and tactics in the run-Up to national elections
As the 12th National Parliamentary elections draw near, the surge in political disinformation has become evident.
Dissemination of disinformation in the recent Israel-Hamas conflict
Israel-Palestine conflict triggers rampant dissemination of false information and misleading videos through social media channels.
Soybean oil: Advertisement misinformation confuse policymakers
Two serious claims about soybean oil have spread on social media. The claims appeared in several online advertisements.
Misinformation and Bangladesh
LIRNEasia, published a research report that analysed online trends of the types of misinformation being spread and means of their...
Role of civil society in preventing rumors
Dr. Joan Donovan and her research team tried finding out the answers regarding the possible role of civil society in...