Fact-check

Fact-check

'Bangladesh has not deployed drones': CA Press Wing says terming India Today's news 'fake'

"Bangladesh has not deployed any drones, apart from routine activities, in any parts of the country," the press wing said in a statement posted on its verified Facebook page.

2d ago

Old video of attack on Hindu women circulated as recent: dismislab

Fact-checking organisation dismislab, upon verification, found the claim to be false.

4d ago

Video claiming 'attack on Hindu temple in Bangladesh' is actually from India

Dismislab debunks disinformation on Indian media

6d ago

Beware ‘deepfakes’ of famous doctors promoting scams: experts

Social media is being flooded by digitally created "deepfake" videos using the trusted identities of famous doctors to promote dangerous miracle cures for serious health problems, experts warn.

2m ago

Fact Check: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s presidential debate

AFP fact-checked the accuracy of what both contenders said on key issues:

3m ago

Facebook bot network linked to Awami League uncovered

A coordinated Facebook bot network comprising 1,369 accounts has been uncovered, primarily linked to Bangladesh Awami League.

3m ago

Disinformation war engulfs Mexican presidential race

Internet users using old videos or footage taken out of context have repeatedly accused opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez of wanting to scrap outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's social programs.

6m ago

India sieves online deluge to stamp out disinformation in world's biggest election

Just last week, two AI-generated deepfake videos of Bollywood stars criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking a rare third term, and asking people to vote for the opposition Congress went viral, drawing half a million views.

7m ago

Deepfakes of Bollywood stars spark worries of AI meddling in India election

The two videos have been viewed on social media more than half a million times since last week, a Reuters review shows.

7m ago

Fact check: Mossad did not describe deceased US airman as 'enemy'

More claims suggesting the remark came from Mossad spread across X and TikTok.

9m ago

Meta to set up team to counter disinformation, AI abuse in EU elections

European Parliament elections will take place June 6-9. Its 720 lawmakers, together with EU governments, pass new EU policies and laws.

9m ago

Misinformation and disinformation: A threat to democracy in Bangladesh

In today’s digital age, the spread of misinformation and disinformation has arisen as a major challenge to global democracy.

10m ago

OpenAI to launch anti-disinformation tools for 2024 elections

The explosive success of text generator ChatGPT spurred a global artificial intelligence revolution but also triggered warnings that such tools could flood the internet with disinformation and sway voters.

10m ago

Deepfake video targeting Gaibandha-1 candidate surfaces on Facebook

On the day of the National Election 2024, a fabricated video surfaced on Facebook featuring Nahid Niger, an independent candidate for the Gaibandha-1 seat, announcing her withdrawal from the election. Subsequent verification by Dismislab, an online platform specialising in media research and verification, confirmed that the video was a product of AI-based deepfake technology.

11m ago

Podcast on fake news: Impact of Israel-Hamas conflict on Bangladesh's national election

Uncover the sources and intentions behind these circulating rumors.

11m ago

Fake videos targeting BNP resurfacing on social media: reports

A distorted video featuring a speech by Begum Khaleda Zia, Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has once again surfaced on Facebook, raising concerns about the spread of misinformation during the upcoming election. The video, created by adding together different portions of a speech delivered by Khaleda Zia in London back in 2015, resurfaced on social media platforms despite being fact-checked by three different fact-checking organisations in 2021 and 2022.

11m ago

Doctors Without Borders targeted by Israel-Hamas war misinformation

"Basically he abused his position as a medic, which the IDF cannot shoot, to break the law and assist terrorists to get a weapon."

1y ago

Curb social media rumors

The National Security Council yesterday directed law enforcement and intelligence agencies to be on alert so that no one can spread any disinformation on social media centring the next national election.

1y ago