Bangladesh was plunged into an unprecedented crisis on August 5 with the ouster of erstwhile Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina following months of violent student protest. Looting and attacks were reported…
Bangladesh: Yet another video of assault on Awami League youth leader viral in India with a communal spin
This story uses screenshots and not actual tweets in view of the graphic nature of the video being fact-checked. The political unrest that erupted in Bangladesh following the student protests…
Bangladeshi man in search of his son: False ‘Hindu’ claim by ANI triggers misinformation, media misreports
A video featuring an elderly man sitting on the street with a picture of another man hanging from his neck is being widely shared on social media. In the clip,…
Viral video: Man’s failed attempt to abduct estranged wife in Noakhali falsely shared as attack on Hindus
A distressing video of what appears to be a woman being carried by four men into a car is viral on social media with the claim that it shows a…
Bangladesh: Photos of 2012 Cox’s Bazar violence falsely viral as recent attack on Buddhists
A collage of three pictures is viral on social media showing the desecration of idols of the Buddha and some Buddhist monks. The first of the three pictures (marked 1…
Video of Chhatra League leader being ‘punished’ at Eden College in Dhaka falsely viral as attack on Hindus
A video of a woman being made to do sit-ups while holding her ears is viral on social media with the claim that she is a Bangladeshi Hindu woman named…
Bangladesh: Zee, News 24 ran visuals of restaurant up in flames in Satkhira as Hindu temple burnt down
Ever since Bangladesh was plunged into an unprecedented crisis with erstwhile Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ouster on August 5, incidents of attacks on minority Hindus have been reported from several…
Chhatra League leaders heckled in Dhaka college: Video viral with misleading communal claims
A video showing two women being tied to a pillar by a few other women is being shared widely on social media. It is claimed that the clip depicts Hindus…
Bangladesh: Woman protesting against varsity student Fairuz Abontika’s ‘harassment’ & death; video falsely viral
Amid the unrest in Bangladesh following the resignation of erstwhile Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday, August 5, reports indicate that Hindu minorities in the country are being targeted in…
Bangladesh: 4 of a Muslim family found dead in Brahmanbaria; footage falsely viral as killing of Hindus by ‘Jihadists’
Trigger Warning: Suicide We have not embedded the actual video in question in view of its graphic nature. A 28-second video is viral on social media which shows distressing footage…