Fact Check: Viral video of man demanding justice for missing son in Bangladesh misidentified as Hindu community protest
The video shows a Muslim man, Mohammad Babul Hawaldar, protesting for his son, Mohammad Sunny Hawlader, who has been missing since January 10, 2013.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 14 Aug 2024 4:34 PM IST
Fact Check: Video of student leader in Bangladesh āpunishedā shared as atrocity against Hindu woman
Bangladeshi journalist Mahdy Hasan Talha confirmed her name is Sagarika Akter, a Muslim and a leader of the Chhatra League at Eden Mohila College.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 10 Aug 2024 5:50 PM IST
Fact Check: Old images of Buddhist statues vandalism falsely shared as recent incident in Bangladesh
NewsMeter found that the claim is misleading as the images are at least from 2012.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 9 Aug 2024 5:50 PM IST
Fact Check: Old video falsely shared as Bangladeshi Hindus desperately waiting at border to enter India
The video is from the India-Bangladesh border, recorded in 2018 during an annual event called Milan Mela (Meeting Fair).
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 8 Aug 2024 5:51 PM IST
Fact Check: Video of student protest falsely shared as atrocity on Hindu girl in Bangladesh
Two journalists from Bangladesh confirmed to NewsMeter that the video shows a symbolic protest by a student of the Jagannath University in Bangladesh.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 8 Aug 2024 6:52 AM IST
Fact Check: Video shows hotel on fire in Bangladesh, not Hindu temple
NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The building engulfed in fire is a hotel, not a Hindu temple.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 7 Aug 2024 7:06 AM IST
Fact Check: Viral photo of man shooting backwards is not from 2024 Paris Olympics
The Olympic background was digitally inserted using Photoshop. The original image is from āChing Roi Ching Lan,ā a game show in Thailand.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 3 Aug 2024 2:45 PM IST
Fact Check: Viral video does not show Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh before his assassination
NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The video is from November 2023 and shows a Palestinian commoner bleeding.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 1 Aug 2024 4:49 PM IST
Fact Check: Video of YSRCP activist axed to death in AP falsely shared as from Delhi with communal spin
NewsMeter found that the claim is false, as the incident occurred in Andhra Pradeshās Palnadu.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 30 July 2024 8:17 PM IST
Fact Check: Screenshot of French President Macron's X post mocking Christianity is fabricated
NewsMeter found the claim is false. Macron did not post the collage mocking Christianity.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 30 July 2024 11:06 AM IST
Fact Check: Old video of relay race falsely shared as India qualifying for finals in Paris Olympics 2024
NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The video shows Indiaās relay team qualifying for the finals of the World Athletic Championship in 2023.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 27 July 2024 4:39 PM IST
Fact Check: No, Priyanka Chaturvedi did not object to BJP MP's Marathi speech in RS
Kulkarni clarified to NewsMeter that Chaturvedi did not object to her speaking in Marathi in the Rajya Sabha.
By Md Mahfooz Alam Published on 26 July 2024 7:10 PM IST
