Claim: Bangladesh replaced Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s statue with one of Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan. Fact: We did not find any credible news reports or other evidence to suggest that such a statue exists anywhere in Bangladesh. The image of Imran Khan’s statue in the claim is fake. A video shared on Facebook contains the […]
Claim: An image shows former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid shaking hands with Imran Khan. Fact: Two separate photographs were used to create the viral image. On 17 November, Najam Wali Khan, a broadcast journalist at PTV news, shared an image showing Imran Khan shaking hands with Sheikh Hasina, writing, “حسینہ واجد کو بنگلہ […]
Claim: A video shows Pakistan’s independence day celebrations in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Fact: The claim is false. The video shows a demonstration held in solidarity with Gaza in April 2025. A video shared online on 15 August claimed to show “Pakistan’s Independence Day celebrations in Dhaka, Bangladesh.” It shows a public procession where two individuals are […]
Claim: Bangladesh and Pakistan have agreed to visa-free entry for all citizens. Fact: The claim is misleading. The agreement between the two countries applies only to holders of diplomatic and official passports, not to ordinary citizens. Regular passport holders from Pakistan and Bangladesh still require a visa for travel. Recently, an image showing Pakistani Prime […]
Claim: A video shows a man being dragged by his beard and violently assailed in Punjab. Fact: The viral video originates from Manikganj in Bangladesh. Multiple news reports on the incident from Bangladeshi outlets identified the attacker and stated that he was arrested. A video circulated among Pakistani users on social media platforms with the […]
Claim: In a recent vlog, Journalist Umar Cheema claimed that Pakistan does not manufacture enough weapons to trade arms. According to Cheema, Pakistan limits its weapons sales to just four countries: Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates, with no arms having been sold to Ukraine. He further noted that there is no […]
Claim: A video shows Indian spectators chanting “Qaidi [Prisoner] Number 804” during the India vs. Pakistan match at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai. Fact: The video is dubbed. The original clip shows spectators chanting, “Jeetay ga bhai jeetay ga, India jeetay ga”. Following the India-Pakistan match on 23 February 2025, social media users, […]
Claim: A viral post on social media claimed that the Bangladesh military has been abolished and replaced with a new ‘Border Security Force’, which exclusively handles border security. Fact: Bangladesh did not abolish its army or replace it with a new ‘Border Security Force’. In fact, the military has worked closely with the interim government […]
Claim: A video from Pakistan shows a woman from a religious minority being forcefully converted to Islam. Fact: The video is from Bangladesh, but the details of the incident and its context are still unclear. By conducting a reverse image search of the video’s keyframes and a keyword search on multiple social media […]
Claim: A video shows a group of Pakistanis carrying Bangladeshi flags in favour of the 2024 student uprising that led to the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Fact: The video predates the 2024 student protests in Bangladesh and existed online as early as January 2022. On 21 August 2024, Dr Farhan K Virk […]
Claim: A video shows clashes between security forces and Pakistan Tehreek Insaf’s (PTI) supporters in Islamabad in October 2024. Fact: The video is from Bangladesh when student-led protests were held against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government in August 2024, leading to her ouster. On 5 October, X user @RealBababanaras shared (archive) four videos apparently […]
Claim: Image shows an elephant killed in Zimbabwe after the government approved the killing of 200 elephants this month to feed the hunger-stricken families in the country. Fact: The image is, in fact, from Bangladesh, and appeared on the internet as early as 2021. On 22 September, X user @Lebona_cabonena shared an image (archive) apparently […]