On social media, a video showing a young woman with scotch tape on her mouth and her hand tied behind has been shared by users with claim that “Hindu Women in Bangladesh! They are being R*ped and Killed! Hindus are staring at a Genocide in Bangladesh These images and videos make you feel so helpless!”. […]
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On social media platform X, a user named Bilal Akbar Lone on August 5th posted an image depicting some individuals inside a pool, and captioned it as “In Bangladesh, it’s so hot that people decided to cool off by turning Sheikh Hasina’s house into the newest public swimming pool.” The post have garnered 2000 views […]
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On social media, a video showing a building engulfed by fire has been shared by users with the claim that “Hindus in Bangladesh are being subjected to genocide by Muslims and Hindu temples are being burned. All eyes are on the Hindus of Bangladesh”. Link Fact Check On investigation, DFRAC found that the claim was […]
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On social media, a video of assaulting a girl is going viral. While sharing the video users claim that “Another horrific incident is coming to light from Bangladesh. Jihadis are r*ping Hindu women all over Bangladesh. These protests started as “student protests” and have now turned into Hindu genocide”. (English Translation) Link Fact Check On […]
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As the Protests in Bangladesh over governement job quota intensified, leading to PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation, the trend of misinformation has also escalated on the Internet. Amid this, one such news is making waves on social media platforms alleging that Bangladeshi Cricketer Liton Das’s house was set on fire. News has been fiecerly shared by […]
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On social media, a video showing a surgery being performed using a surgical robot is going viral. While sharing the video, a user compared India and China based on medical progress. The user lauded the efforts of China’s surgical robotic technology while denouncing India for using Cow dung and Cow urine to treat patients. Link […]
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As the news of Iran could attack Israel has surfaced, a video showing people fleeing away the airport site has started making rounds on social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Users are sharing this video with the claims like leave Israel and Iran is coming run. A user named Sentletse posted this video and wrote: […]
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On social media, an image of landslides goes viral. While sharing this image user claims that “Today Wayanad, tomorrow it may be Tamil Nadu- Nilgiris or Kanyakumari, stop blasting rocks for your personal gain in Western ghats!”. Link Fact Check On investigation, DFRAC found that this image is from 2001 showing a landslide in El […]
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News has gone viral on social media platform X(formerly Twitter) claiming that Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated by Indian Mossad agent named ‘Amit Nakesh’ quoting Turkish media reports as the source. In Hebrew language, word ‘hamitnakesh’ means ‘assassin’. Unofficial media outlet Times Algebra took to on X and wrote:”Turkish Media reports that the Hamas chief […]
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PrefaceWhat happens when journalists on foreign soil, with pockets to fill, seize another country’s turmoil? They weave a hateful narrative for profit. In a troubling turn of events, what started as peaceful student protests in Bangladesh on 18 July has now erupted into a maelstrom of violence and chaos. As the unrest escalates, the government […]
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