BanglaFact, the fact-checking, media research and analysis team of the Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB), has detected misinformation involving CCTV footage of a robbery that actually took place in India but was falsely circulated online as a crime incident in Bangladesh.
According to BanglaFact, the video that went viral claiming to show a daylight robbery in the capital city is not from Bangladesh but from India.
The investigation team of BanglaFact reported that the footage shows an armed robbery by three masked men at a jewellery shop in the Bhargava Camp area of Jalandhar in Punjab, India.
The fact-checking organisations have found evidence that, since last year, misinformation and fake news linking Bangladesh, the interim government, and political groups involved in the 2024 movement have been spread from some Indian media and social platforms along with certain local Facebook accounts.
BanglaFact has identified hundreds of false and misleading contents circulating online. The platform continues its efforts to counter rumours, misinformation, and disinformation in Bangladesh, ensuring that the public receives accurate and verified information.
–BSS
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