Author: Rifat Mahmdul
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Fact check: Is Tarique Rahman Returning To The Country After Hearing The News Of Khaleda Zia’s Demise? Know The Truth Behind The Viral Video
Claim Recently, a video on the social media platform TikTok went viral, claiming that Tarique Rahman is returning to the country after hearing the news of Khaleda Zia’s death. The viral video also claimed that Tarique Rahman and his wife, Zubaida Rahman, had arrived at the airport to return home. Tarique Rahman and his wife,…
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Fact Check: Viral Image Claiming Recent Awami League Rally In Rajshahi Is Old
Claim A photocard titled ‘সব বাঁধা অতিক্রম করে রাজশাহীতে আওয়ামী লীগের বিশাল মিছিল’(Awami League holds huge rally in Rajshahi amidst of obstacles) has recently circulated on social media platform TikTok. The photocard, labeled ‘বিক্ষোভ মিছিল ও প্রতিবাদ সমাবেশ, বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ, রাজশাহী মহানগর,’ shows a large crowd standing with a banner in hand. See the…
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Fact check: An Old Video Viral Claiming Sheikh Hasina In Public in Delhi
Claim A video has recently circulated on the social media platform TikTok, claiming that Sheikh Hasina visited the Nizamuddin Auliya shrine in Delhi publicly. The video shows a news clip from Somoy TV. It was uploaded on TikTok on November 27. Watch the video here. The video further claims that Sheikh Hasina will now conduct…
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Fact check: Multiple AI Videos Went Viral Regarding The Awami League’s Call For A Nationwide Lockdown
Claim– Statements in favour of Hasina’s family members and the administration regarding the Awami League’s nationwide lockdown.Fact– The circulated videos are created using AI or artificial intelligence. Recently, Awami League leaders and activists ordered their members to observe a lockdown program nationwide on November 13. At the same time, video statements from Hasina’s family members…
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Fact Check: Old Footage Falsely Linked to the Alleged Arrest of Samira Haque, Salman Shah’s Ex-Wife
Claim– Salman Shah’s ex-wife, Samira Haque, has been arrested.Fact- A video of police arresting two women in connection with a social media obscene video racket is falsely circulated as Samira Haque’s arrest. The death of popular actor Salman Shah on September 6, 1996, has been a subject of long-standing dispute. While his ex-wife, Samira Haque,…
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Fact Check: Old Video Of the July Revolution Goes Viral on TikTok As Chatraleague’s Protest
Claim A video has recently been circulated on the social media platform TikTok claiming that the Awami League’s rally cannot be stopped. Multiple slogans in favour of the Awami League can be heard in the video’s audio. Watch the viral video here and here. Fact To verify the authenticity of the viral video claiming the…
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Fact Check: Video Circulated as BCL Arson at NCP Leader’s House is Fake
Claim A video recently circulated on social media claims that activists of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) set fire to the house of a National Citizens Party (NCP) leader in Shariatpur. See the post circulated with this claim here. Fact With reverse image search of the keyframes obtained from the viral video led to…
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Fact check: Video from Indonesia Goes Viral As Khagrachari Clash
Claim A video has recently been posted on TikTok’s social media platform alleging the current Khagrachhari unrest. On September 27, the ethnic communities in Khagrachari called in protest against the gang rape of a schoolgirl in Khagrachhari, the district administration imposed Section 144 in the context of heightened tensions and counter-demonstrations. During that protest, clashes…
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Fact check: Old Video of a Specific Incident Circulated Claiming Global Sumud Flotilla Naval Fleet Near Gaza
Claim A naval fleet called Global Sumud Flotilla, as a global initiative to deliver aid to Gaza by sea, set off from Barcelona, Spain, on August 31. The vessels are gradually moving toward Gaza. In this context, video footage of the fleet’s journey at sea with representatives from 44 countries near Gaza is being circulated…
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Fact Check: Old Speech Of Sheikh Hasina Goes Viral As Recent From New Delhi
Claim Recently, a video has been circulating on the social media platform TikTok claiming that the people’s leader Sheikh Hasina gave a speech in front of the media in Delhi. See the post with such a claim here. Fact By performing reverse image search of keyframes from the viral video, the original video titled “I…