Politics

Fact-check of viral Facebook election videos in Bangladesh showing children spreading hate speech and campaigning for BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and NCP ahead of the February 12 parliamentary polls.
Ahead of the parliamentary election, children have been used in multiple campaign videos circulating across social media. What does Bangladesh’s...
Decontextualization of Politicians Speech Video Bangladesh
Dismislab analyzed five such videos where the speeches of political party leaders were fragmented and presented misleadingly through a religious...
Awami-League-Lockdow-November-13-Fact-check
A video falsely claimed to show the Awami League’s lockdown preparation, but fact-check confirms it is a BNP torch procession...
DUCSU leader Rafia set her house on fire by herself & framed others said NCP leader Samantha Sharmin fact-check
A false claim spread on Facebook alleging Samantha Sharmin accused Umma Uswatun Rafia of setting fire to her own house....
Photocard claiming Culprit arrested NCP office cocktail blast is a Shibir, fact-checked
Dismislab fact-checks a photocard, claiming an Islami Chhatrashibir activist threw a crude bomb outside the NCP office, citing the DMP.
Bangladesh Election Misinformation Watch Dismislab
As the February election nears, targeted disinformation and fake news are spreading on an unprecedented scale to build narratives that...
Man slapped fellow passenger on Biman flight is not BNP leader Rafiq Azad, name Abdul Subhan
The man who slapped the passenger on the Biman flight was Abdul Subhan; fact-check confirms he was not BNP leader...
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.
Fact-check: An old video falsely claims Gano Adhikar Parishad activists vandalized the (Dhaka Metropolitan Police) DMP office.
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.
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.
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.
AI-generated videos are being used to campaign for and against PR system in the upcoming parliamentary elections of Bangladesh.
Fake Facebook pages impersonate major media outlets violating Meta's policies and also runs ads.
A video has gone viral on Facebook and X, showing a group of people throwing chairs in front of a...
What exactly is the Tree of Peace? Is it a UNESCO or Israeli award? Who is behind presenting this honour?...
The video is unrelated to any weapons recovered from members of any student wings of Rajshahi University. Instead, it is...
A video circulating on social media claims to show a torchlight procession by the Awami League in Sylhet in support...
A video report attributed to BBC News has recently gone viral on social media, in which Hasnat Abdullah, the convener...
While Rakib, a student of Dhaka College, was injured in the incident, he has not died, as confirmed by one...
Several Facebook posts allege that Tulip Siddiq, the daughter of Sheikh Rehana and niece of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh...
This campaign has sometimes portrayed him as a leader of the religious organization Hezbut Tawheed and, at other times, as...
Since assuming power, many misinformations have been spread on Facebook about Dr. Yunus. Dismislab found several cases of spreading false...
Several media outlets in Bangladesh, citing Indian sources, claimed that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had written an open letter...
Hashtags such as #SaveBangladeshiHindus, #HindusAreNotSafeInBangladesh, and #AllEyesOnBangladeshiHindus are being added to these posts.
A protest video of Assam, India, have been circulating on Facebook with the audio added from the slogans of Eden...
False claim regarding BNP’s leadership was seen spreading through several news portal reports and social media posts.
Social media is being used to spread sexually suggestive and degrading content targeting Bangladeshi actress Mahiya Mahi during her political...
Various types of fake news and disinformation have surfaced on social media surrounding the 12th National Parliamentary Elections held on...
Two videos circulating on social media show alleged Hindu women being converted and another tied to a tree. Verification revealed...
Many people continue to claim that the letter sent by the UN Secretary General congratulating Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is...
The original news from which the fake screenshot derived mentioned the arrest of two BNP workers on charges of arson.
Deepfake videos of politicians are spreading across Facebook. Dismislab recently unveiled two such deepfake videos featuring political figure.
Disinformation in the political arena is rapidly spreading through the use of old photos and videos falsely claimed to be...
Both the claims surrounding the photo were false.