Author: Rifat Mahmdul
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Fact check: Misinformations Take Over Social Media On The Import Of Coal Amid Power Crisis In Bangladesh
Claim- Bangladesh is importing coal from countries like Russia, U.S.A, and ArgentinaFact- Coal is being imported from China and Indonesia only Recently, a claim has gone viral which says, ” Bangladesh is importing coal from Russia, Argentina, Brazil or America.” Several posts doing rounds on social media regarding the ongoing power crisis in Bangladesh, recently.…
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Fact check: The viral Image Is Not From Zia-Ur-Rahman’s Funeral
Claim- A massive gathering at Zia-Ur-Rahman’s funeral at Race Course, Dhaka Fact- The gathering is from Suhrawardy’s funeral. Besides Zia-Ur-Rahman’s janaza was performed at Manik Mia Avenue “Massive gathering at Zia Ur Rahman’s Funeral” a claim took over the internet in the last few days with an image. See the posts here- TikTok, Facebook, Facebook…
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Fact check: Elon Musk Is launching ‘robot wife’ In 2024, Hoax Claims
Claim- This is the picture of Elon Musk’s ‘robot wife’ which he will be launching in 2024.Fact- Viral images are AI-generated and he is not working on any such project. ”Elon Musk is planning to launch ‘robot wife’ in 2024,” claims multiple social media posts and a few images have gone viral all over the…
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Fact check: Consumption Of Cold Drinks And Mangoes Together Won’t Kill You
Claim- consumption of mango and cold drinks together caused death to a few tourists in IndiaFact- Consuming mangoes and cold drinks together does not cause death. A post on social media has gone viral saying, ‘Few tourists died in Chandigarh, India due to consuming mangoes and cold drinks at the same time.’ The post further…
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Fact check: Viral Rankings Comparing Sheikh Hasina and Begum Khaleda Zia On Corruption Index Are Baseless Speculations
Claim- ‘Sheikh Hasina stands third among the five most honest leaders of the world and Khaleda Zia is the third most corrupt leader in the world.Fact- The rankings are completely baseless speculations. Recently a post has been circulating on social media platforms saying “Here lies the difference ” with claims such as, ‘Sheikh Hasina stands…
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Fact check: Biden did not ignore Rishi Sunak at the Belfast Airport
Claim- Biden could not recognize Rishi Sunak and ignored him at the Belfast airportFact- Rishi Sunak personally greeted Biden on his arrival at the airport and shook hands. A video has gone viral claiming that, ‘Biden did not recognize Rishi Sunak and so ignored him’ on social media platforms and news portals. See the posts…
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Fact check: Fan Page of Coutinho Falsely Claims That The Brazilian Soccer Star Came in Support of Palestinian
Claim– P. Coutinho, concerned about the Palestinians, posted on his Facebook pageFact– It is not P. Coutinho’s real page. Instead, it’s a fan page A post has gone viral claiming ‘P. Coutinho is concerned about the Palestinians, despite being a christian,’ on social & news media. See the viral posts here- Tiktok, Tiktok, Tiktok, Facebook,…
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Fact check: Viral claim saying Bangladesh Army will take charge of the national election is false
Claim– Bangladesh Army has approved the caretaker government system for the election of 2024Fact- There will be no caretaker government for the upcoming election. A viral post is circulating with a claim that says, ‘Bangladesh Army has approved the caretaker government system to be established within 3 months’ on social media. See the post here-…
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Fact check: Al-Hutaib Receives Rainfall
Claim- It never rains in Al-Hutaib, a village in Yemen.Fact- The claim is false. According to many weather websites, it does rain in Al-Hutaib, Yemen. The claim ‘Al-Hutaib is a village where it never rains’ has been circulating on almost every social media platform, including many websites, news channels, and dailies from various territories, particularly…
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Fact check: Fasting In Ramadan Cures Cancer? How Scientist Yoshinori’s Research Was distorted on social media
Claim-Japanese scientist, Youshinouri’s research says fasting during Ramadan cures cancer. Fact- No research paper by Youshinouri holds that fasting during Ramadan cures cancer. “When fasting during Ramadan, cancer cells are destroyed – claimed a research by Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi” – a post has been shared on social media platforms such as Facebook and TikTok.…