Author: Rifat Mahmdul
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Fact Check: Viral Image Circulating Purportedly Showing a Ship Affected by Houthi Attacks is Outdated
Claim: Yemeni players scored another goal in the Red Sea.Fact: The image being circulated as evidence of Yemeni players taking down a ship in the Red Sea is inaccurate. It actually depicts the MV Rena, a Greek-owned Liberian-flagged container ship that ran aground on the Astrolabe Reef off the coast of New Zealand in 2011.…
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Fact check: Can You Identify Indian and Israeli Products Just By Using Barcodes? No, Viral Message Is A Hoax
Claim: Easily identify Indian and Israeli products by looking at the barcode.Fact: Barcodes do not provide any information about the country of origin of a product. A video has recently gone viral on social media claiming that you can identify Indian and Israeli products by looking at the barcode, and the viral message asks users…
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Fact Check: Fake Audio Clips Of Barrister Suman Viral On Social Media
Claim: Distorted and edited videos of MP Barrister Suman are being spread on TikTok.Fact: Almost all audio is fake or edited from different videos. Barrister Suman, also known as Barrister Syedul Haq Suman, is a prominent figure on social media. A professional lawyer, he has gained popularity for frequently posting critical videos on social and…
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Fact Check: Viral Claim Of Fire At Burj Khalifa is False
Claim A few images of the Burj Khalifa have gone viral on the internet saying that there had been a fire in the Burj Khalifa See the viral posts here, here and here. Fact To determine the accuracy of rumours regarding a fire incident at the Burj Khalifa, keyword searches of recent news sources based…
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Fact Check: Receiving Calls from +92 and +99 Numbers Does NOT Hack Your Phone
Claim: Receiving phone calls from numbers starting with +92 and +99 will hack your phone.Fact: The assertion is untrue. Contrary to the video’s assertion, Police Officer Jahangir Alam now admits that his earlier statement about phone hacking via phone calls was incorrect, making it impossible to hack a mobile phone through this method. Recently, some…
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Fact check: Swami Avimukteshwaranand’s Statement on Ram Mandir Misconstrued
Claim- Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand said if the Shudras enter into the Ram Mandir, they will pollute the temple.Fact- The main statement does not hold any such content and his statement is being misinterpreted A recent statement by prominent Hindu leader Swami Avimukteshwaranand regarding the ongoing construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya has gone viral on…
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Fact Check: Is Cristiano Ronaldo Donating 45 Crore for a Mosque in Ayodhya?
Claim Recently, an interesting piece of news has been circulating on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. The news claims that renowned Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is generously donating 45 crore taka for the construction of a mosque in Ayodhya, India. See some posts that promote the claim- here & here. Fact After investigating…
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Fact check: Bangladesh Jamiyat -e Ahle Al Hadith Denies Link to Viral Notice Offering Money To Shibir Workers for Hindu Conversions
Claim- Bangladesh Ahl Al Hadith gives rewards to the Shibir workers for converting Hindus into Muslims.Fact- The viral notice that holds the announcement is edited. A notice circulating on social media platforms in Bangladesh has raised concerns. The notice, attributed to the Jamiyat-e Ahle-Al Hadith, reportedly offers financial incentives for conversions from Hinduism to Islam.…
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Fact check: Did The Indian Navy Rescue MV Abdullah? Here’s The Truth Behind The Viral Claim
Claim– The Indian Navy rescued the Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah from Somali pirates.Fact– The rescued ship was not the Bangladeshi MV Abdullah, but the Maltese-flagged MV Ruen, which was rescued by the Indian Navy on March 16. MV Abdullah was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean last Tuesday on her way from Mozambique…
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Fact Check: A viral Facebook Video Purporting To Show Shakib Promoting A Betting Website Is A Deepfake
Claim– Everyone has won – you can too! We have already given away 10,000,000 BDT to BangladeshisFact-Primarily, a video of Shakib’s cash promotion has been created using deepfake technology for an ad on a betting site. Recently, a video of Bangladeshi cricketer and MP Shakib Al Hasan has been promoted as an advertisement for a…