No fatalities occurred in the armed robbery involving 200 tolas of gold in Banasree
No fatalities occurred in the armed robbery involving 200 tolas of gold in Banasree
25 Feb 2025 Online Hoax
An investigation by the Rumor Scanner Team has revealed that although the victim, Anwar, sustained gunshot wounds in the robbery
The video of a street play is being spread, claiming to show scenes of women being bought and sold in Iraq
The video of a street play is being spread, claiming to show scenes of women being bought and sold in Iraq
07 Mar 2025 Online Hoax
A video claiming to depict the sale of women as slaves in an Iraqi market has been circulating on social media platform Facebook.
The rapist of the raped child in Magura is not being hanged; the circulated video is part of a movie shoot
The rapist of the raped child in Magura is not being hanged; the circulated video is part of a movie shoot
15 Mar 2025 Online Hoax
The claim that the rapist of a child in Magura has been executed is false; the widely circulated video is part of a film shooting.
The incident of robbers being arrested in a ‘filmy style’ on a bus is a promotional video by the highway police
The incident of robbers being arrested in a ‘filmy style’ on a bus is a promotional video by the highway police
16 Mar 2025 Online Hoax
The video shows a police team apprehending several individuals from the bus, allegedly in possession of homemade weapons.
A video of an unrelated incident in Nepal circulated as a protest in Kolkata demanding the release of Chinmoy Krishna
A video of an unrelated incident in Nepal circulated as a protest in Kolkata demanding the release of Chinmoy Krishna
06 Apr 2025 Online Hoax
A protest video demanding the release of Chinmoy Krishna was recently circulated on social media, claiming the demonstration took place in Kolkata.
There was no label for Palestine on Google Maps; the claim that Palestine's name was removed is a rumor
There was no label for Palestine on Google Maps; the claim that Palestine's name was removed is a rumor
09 Apr 2025 Online Hoax
The claim that Google Maps has removed Palestine from its map has been circulating online for a long time. Recently, amid Israel’s ongoing attacks and massacres in the blockaded Gaza Strip, the claim resurfaced on social media.
Claiming that the first Bengali question paper of the SSC exam was leaked, but the year of the 2024 SSC and HSC question papers was edited and circulated
Claiming that the first Bengali question paper of the SSC exam was leaked, but the year of the 2024 SSC and HSC question papers was edited and circulated
10 Apr 2025 Online Hoax
According to an investigation conducted by the Rumor Scanner team, the claim made in the post about the question leak on the first day of the SSC examination is not accurate.
A video of aid being sent to Myanmar is being circulated as if it were for Palestine
A video of aid being sent to Myanmar is being circulated as if it were for Palestine
13 Apr 2025 Online Hoax
A video circulating on Facebook, composed of several still images of aid being dispatched under the supervision of the Bangladesh Army, claims that 200 tons of food are being sent to Palestine by the Bangladesh military.
An elderly man commits suicide by jumping under a train, fake story spreads on Facebook
An elderly man commits suicide by jumping under a train, fake story spreads on Facebook
17 Apr 2025 Online Hoax
It is believed that he may have borrowed money from local traders and lenders to pay off the loan instalments. Due to the low market price of onions, he was likely burdened with financial stress, which might have led to his suicide
Propaganda claiming that the cocktail explosion due to previous enmity was an explosion while making a bomb for India by Ansar al-Islam
Propaganda claiming that the cocktail explosion due to previous enmity was an explosion while making a bomb for India by Ansar al-Islam
03 Mar 2025 Political
An investigation by the Rumor Scanner team has revealed that no such explosion took place in Bargharia Bazar, Chapainawabganj Sadar Upazila
The information about 100,000 T-shirts with 'Boycott China' written on them being made in China and sold in the United States is not correct
The information about 100,000 T-shirts with 'Boycott China' written on them being made in China and sold in the United States is not correct
27 Apr 2025 Political
The claim that 100,000 T-shirts with the words "Boycott China" were manufactured in China and sold in the United States is not accurate.
Video of Gaza attack spread, claiming to show scenes from Operation Sindoor
Video of Gaza attack spread, claiming to show scenes from Operation Sindoor
08 May 2025 Religious
A video is circulating on Facebook in the context of recent India-Pakistan tensions. It shows people running for cover in a building compound amid aerial bombardment.