Claim: India has officially surrendered and accepted its defeat in the war with Pakistan. Fact: India did not make any such statements. Comments by a top Indian Army officer about reciprocal military deescalation have been misrepresented. On 10 May 2025, X user @_faridkhan posted (archive) a video of Colonel Sofiya Qureshi — an officer from […]
Claim: An image shows men praying while standing in water up to their chests as Bangladesh experienced floods in August 2024. Fact: The image is from 2021 and, therefore, unrelated to the 2024 floods in Bangladesh. Taken by photographer Sharwar Hussain Apo, it was aimed at highlighting the impact of climate change. On 24 August […]
Claim: A viral photo shows protesters sleeping in the bed of Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina. Fact: The viral photo shows Sri Lankan demonstrators sleeping on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s bed at the President’s house in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 10 July 2022. Following news of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation, several photos from the […]
Claim: World Bank data from 2020 to 2022 suggests that Pakistan has the lowest unemployment rate in South Asia. Fact: The latest data available is up to the year 2020, not 2022. Further, that data suggests that in 2020, Bhutan had the lowest unemployment rate in South Asia, not Pakistan. Fact or Fiction? On 22 […]