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 rally was by Awami League (“আওয়ামী লীগের মিছিল”), we initially conducted a reverse image search. During the verification process , we found a video titled ‘চট্টগ্রামে আন্দোলন করেছেন শিক্ষার্থীরা’ (students are protesting in Chittagong) on the official YouTube channel of SA TV from August 2 of last year. The video bears resemblance to the viral video.
The event took place at the courtyard of Shahid Mosque in the Anderkilla area of Chittagong.
Further Keyword searches did not find any reports related to student league protest rallies at this location.
Also, multiple relevant keyword searches found some videos from the same area of Chittagong, which are from the “July Movement” The video was uploaded on August 2 of last year.
Watch the videos here – নাগরিকTV and প্রথম আলো.
Therefore, the viral video is not of the student league’s protest rally but rather from the July movement. The claim is false.
Our Sources
নাগরিকTV and প্রথম আলো.
SA TV
