Author: Rifat Mahmdul
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Fact check: The Claim Of A Palestinian Journalist Attacking A U.S. Minister In The Viral Video Is False
Claim A video has gone viral on social media with the claim: “A U.S. minister called for killing all Palestinians, so a Palestinian journalist attacked her.” The video shows a person lunging at a woman sitting behind a bench in a room with the U.S. flag. It is being claimed that the person who lunged…
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Fact Check: The Viral Aadhaar Card Claiming Sheikh Salahuddin Changed His Name To Bidhan Mallik Is Fake
Claim Several mainstream media outlets recently published a report claiming that Sheikh Salahuddin, also known as Sheikh Jewel, a cousin of Sheikh Hasina, changed his name to Bidhan Mallik in India. The same report included an Aadhaar card image as proof, where the name was listed as Bidhan Mallik, and the father’s name was recorded…
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Fact Check: Did South Superstar Vijay Convert To Islam? Know The Truth Behind The Viral Claim
Claim A video has recently gone viral with the claim that the south Indian superstar & chief of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam party, Thalapaty Vijay has accepted Islam and was spotted at an Iftar Party. In the video you can see Vijay wearing a skull- cap and sitting with other Muslims in a gathering. See the…
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Fact Check: Did Sheikh Hasina Meet with US Intelligence Chief in Kolkata, Recently? No, The Viral Video Is Old And Edited
Claim Recently, a video is circulating on TikTok’s social media platform claiming that Sheikh Hasina has met with the US intelligence chief in Kolkata, recently. See the viral post here. Fact To verify the claim, keyframes from the video were analyzed using reverse image search, leading to a YouTube video published on November 23, 2019,…
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Fact Check: Viral Post Falsely Claims Lobbyists Attending At The Hearing In ICJ On A ‘Case Filed By Sheikh Hasina
Claim Recently, a video is circulating on the social media platform Facebook, claiming that on February 25, at the International Court of Justice in Switzerland, 27 lobbyists participated in the 12th hearing of a case filed by Awami League President and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. See viral post here. Fact To verify the authenticity…
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Fact Check: The Viral Claim of Finding a 300-Year-Old Shiva Lingam at Dhanmondi-32 is False
Claim Social media posts have been circulating the claim that a 300-year-old Shiva Lingam was discovered beneath a demolished house in Dhanmondi-32. Examples of these posts can be found here, here, here & here. Fact Social media posts recently went viral claiming that a 300-year-old Shiva Lingam was discovered beneath a demolished house in Dhanmondi-32.…
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Fact Check: AI-Generated Video Circulating with Claim of Sheikh Hasina’s Speech
Claim A video featuring ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has recently gone viral on social media platforms like Facebook, with the claim that it shows her speech to a gathering of student masses. See the viral video here. Fact A reverse image search using keyframes from the video was conducted to verify the claim’s authenticity.…
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Fact Check: The Viral Claim Of Ban On Indian TV Channels In Bangladesh Is False
Claim A claim has been circulating on social media platforms that Bangladesh has banned the broadcasting of Indian TV channels. Viral videos claim that all Indian channels have been stopped in Bangladesh. Examples of such videos can be found here, here, here, here & here. Newschecker’s investigation reveals that this claim is false. Facts An…
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Fact Check: No, The Indian Army Chief Did Not Claim That Sheikh Hasina Is The Legitimate PM Of Bangladesh
Claim Recently, a post has gone viral on Tiktok,, claiming that the Indian Army Chief stated, “Sheikh Hasina has not resigned; she is still the legitimate Prime Minister of Bangladesh.” Additionally, the claim mentions that he said, “The Bangladesh Army did not want any casualties and, for the sake of Sheikh Hasina’s security, had requested…
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Fact Check: The Viral Claim of Azan Being Recited to Extinguish Fire in Los Angeles is False
Claim A viral video on social media claims that Azan (Islamic call to prayer) is being recited to control a wildfire in Los Angeles, USA. The claim suggests that a group of Muslims is reciting Azan in unison to extinguish the uncontrollable fire in Los Angeles. See the posts here, here & here. NewsChecker has…