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 Bangladesh’s defence minister and its former army chief hung on a bridge amid the student-led protests in August 2024. Fact: The clip does not show Bangladesh’s defence minister and its former army chief, but two unidentified individuals in the Baipayl area of its capital Dhaka. In fact, the defence ministry portfolio […]