Author: Sayeed Joy
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No, This Girl Did Not Turn Into Fox For Insulting Holy Quran, Viral Video Is False
A video allegedly showing a mythical creature with the head of a woman attached to the body of a fox is being widely shared on TikTok claiming to show the fate of a girl who was cursed for insulting the Holy Quran. Newschecker has found the claim to be false. View the videos here and…
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This is not the Video of the Ukraine City Burning
A video of an airstrike recently went viral on TikTok claiming that Russia is burning a city in Ukraine without mentioning the name of any city. Newschecker has found the claim to be false. The viral video contains visuals of scared locals running around white buildings and palm trees engulfed in plumes of smoke as…
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No, Putin didn’t go underwater during as Russia’s invaded Ukraine
A video of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s submarine voyage recently went viral on TikTok claiming that Putin was hiding underwater in a submarine after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Newschecker has found the claim to be false. The viral video content has received over 103k likes and has been watched over 959.9K times at last…
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The claim of Namaz compulsory for Muslim students is a Rumor
A viral social media post, claiming that Bangladesh’s Education Minister Dipu Moni made a statement mandating namaz for Muslim students in all educational institutions, is being widely shared on Facebook. Newschecker has verified this claim and found it to be false. Several users shared the same claim on social media, and one of the posts,…
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Viral Image Claiming To Show 5-Year Old Who Died After Falling Into A Well In Morocco Is From U.S
Moroccans and social media users across the Arab world were overtaken by grief on Saturday, after Ryan Awram, a five year old who was stuck in a 104-feet deep well in Northern Morocco, died after five days of rescue efforts. The incident triggered an outpouring of sorrow and heartache, with many taking to social media…
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Viral Image Of Bangabandhu Tunnel Is Edited
Several social media users in Bangladesh are sharing a photo of an underwater tunnel claiming to show the “first underwater expressway tunnel in south asia, Bangabandhu tunnel, built under the Karnafuli River in Chittagong”. The image shows Some cars are moving through a tunnel and there are ships in the river above the tunnel. The photo…
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Video of the US Congress hearing on Bangladesh is 8 years old
Several social media users in Bangladesh are sharing a video titled “The United States at risk of civil war in Bangladesh”, which shows a US senate committee discussing the situation in Bangladesh. The video shows a discussion in the senate committee on the ‘political crisis’ in Bangladesh, increasing violence, attacks on minorities and the rise of…
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#FundraiserScam Genuine image of a sick Indian child used to promote fake claims to seek donations in Bangladesh
A post to raise funds to help a sick child, allegedly suffering from cancer, is going viral on social media in Bangladesh. Several users shared the post seeking contribution from altruistic friends for the child, identified in the post as 3 year old Md Sabuj. Newschecker has found the post to be incorrect, as the…
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News of Umme Habiba Farzana becoming a BCS cadre is 3 years old
A news item reporting the story of a Bangladesh civil servant, Umme Habiba Farzana becoming a BCS cadre has been going viral on social media platforms. A fact check by Newschecker has found that the original report was published 3 years ago, and was recently picked up by a few online portals, giving the impression…
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News of Monirul Islam becoming BCS cadre from carpenter is 4 years old
A news item reporting the rags-to-riches story of a Bangaldesh civil servant, Monirul Islam, who became a ‘BCS cadre from a carpenter’ has been going viral from on social media platforms. As per crowdtangle data in the last 7 days, there are 25 posts and 12,144 interactions on this claim. A fact check by Newschecker has…