Author: Rifat Mahmdul
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Fact check: Viral Video Falsely Claims Jamaat Cadre Throws Off Owner From The Building Over ‘Extortion Money’
Claim Recently, a video has been widely circulated on social media, claiming that a Jamaat cadre threw a building owner from his building in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar, for refusing to pay extortion money. See the posts Here, Here & Here. Newschecker has verified this claim and found it to be false. Fact-Check: Upon verifying the…
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Fact Check: Know The Truth Behind The Viral Video Claiming Arrest of Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman’
Claim A video recently went viral on social media showing the police arresting Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. The video claims he was recently arrested at his residence in Bashundhara. See the videos here and here. Newschecker verified the claim and found it to be false. Fact Upon verifying the viral video claiming…
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Fact Check: Unrelated Video Circulated with Claim of Arms Recovery from NCP Leader’s House
Claim Recently, a video has been widely circulated on social media, claiming that the army recovered illegal weapons from the house of Munna, the current NCP leader and former Shibir cadre, in Cumilla. See the posts promoting this claim here and here. Fact Upon verifying the authenticity of the matter, it was found that the…
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Fact check: Viral Video of Israelis “Begging Iran to Stop the War” Is AI-Generated
Claim Recently, a video had gone viral, supposedly showing Israeli people coming out with a procession begging Iran to stop the war. They can be seen apologising to Iran for starting the war. The video includes slogans like ‘Ira,n please stop the war,’ ‘we want peace,’ ‘we apologise to the people of Gaza.’ See the…
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Fact Check: Did A Mauritanian Plane Carrying 210 Hajj Pilgrims Crash Into The Red Sea? Know The Truth About The Viral Claim
Claim A Mauritanian passenger plane carrying 210 Hajj pilgrims crashed into the Red Sea. See the viral posts here. Fact Upon performing a reverse image search of the viral video, it was found that on June 15, 2019, the international news agency BBC published a report with a similar video. According to that report, local…
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Fact Check: Old and Unrelated Video Circulated With False Claims That Sheikh Hasina Appeared in an Indian Hospital
Claim Recently, a video spread on TikTok claiming that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made her first public appearance in India. The video further stated that she was brought to a hospital in India under tight security. See the post here. Newschecker has verified the claim and found it false. Fact A reverse image search was…
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Fact Check: The Viral Statement Attributed To Donald Trump Praising Dr. Yunus Is Created With AI
Claim A video circulating on social media falsely claims that President Donald Trump praised Dr. Muhammad Yunus, who the video incorrectly identifies as the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh’s interim government. The purported quote from Trump states, “Dr. Yunus is a great personality, and he is my friend. He recently took charge of Bangladesh’s interim government…
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Fact Check: Video of Bangladesh Police Falsely Linked to Pakistani Generals and Dr. Yunus
Claim AajTak Bangla recently aired a report on their YouTube channel (uploaded May 3, 2025) alleging that Bangladesh’s interim government head, CA Dr. Muhammad Yunus, was photographed shaking hands with Pakistani generals. The report, which questioned the identity of these “Pakistani Army officers,” was titled with a query. This claim subsequently spread across social media…
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Fact Check: Video of A Woman Being Thrashed To Death Is Not From Bangladesh
Claim Recently, a video of a mother being beaten to death in front of her child has been circulating on the social media platform Facebook with the claim that the incident is from Bangladesh. View the post circulated with such a claim here (archive). Fact To verify the authenticity of the matter, keyframes obtained from…
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Fact Check: Viral Video Falsely Claims Bangladesh Army Staged Coup Against Dr. Muhammad Yunus
Claim – Military coup against Dr Muhammad Yunus in BangladeshFact– The video is of an old event and not linked to any military coup A video circulating on X (formerly Twitter) depicts soldiers and civilians, accompanied by claims that the Bangladesh Army has staged a coup against the interim government led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus.…