Much of that centres around claims of attacks against Bangladesh's minorities -- around 10 percent of Bangladesh's population is non-Muslim, most of them Hindu.

Pro-Jamaat pages far ahead in count, engagement; BNP, AL trail

Claim attributed to home adviser found to be misleading and unsupported by facts

Unofficial pro‑BNP and pro-Jamaat actors flood social media with disinformation and manipulative narratives, often using religion; pro‑AL pages target the interim government and NCP’s female politicians.

Dismislab’s investigation revealed that many of these pages, often recently created, share identical posts

An old Daily Star report dated May 13, 2011 and headlined ‘Prof Yunus resigns’ has been deliberately reposted on social media

India and Pakistan have announced a ceasefire after coming close to all-out conflict, but on social media citizens on both sides are vying to control public perceptions by peddling disinformation.

The posts spreading online share a version of McMahon's message with what appears to be red, handwritten comments scribbled across the text, resembling grading feedback returned by a schoolteacher.

The response, issued in reaction to the report titled "As Bangladesh Reinvents Itself, Islamist Hard-Liners See an Opening", says that the article unfairly depicts the country as being on the brink of religious extremism while disregarding significant progress made under the interim government

Dismislab investigation finds

"Bangladesh has not deployed any drones, apart from routine activities, in any parts of the country," the press wing said in a statement posted on its verified Facebook page.

Fact-checking organisation dismislab, upon verification, found the claim to be false.

Dismislab debunks disinformation on Indian media

Social media is being flooded by digitally created "deepfake" videos using the trusted identities of famous doctors to promote dangerous miracle cures for serious health problems, experts warn.

AFP fact-checked the accuracy of what both contenders said on key issues:

A coordinated Facebook bot network comprising 1,369 accounts has been uncovered, primarily linked to Bangladesh Awami League.

Internet users using old videos or footage taken out of context have repeatedly accused opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez of wanting to scrap outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's social programs.

Just last week, two AI-generated deepfake videos of Bollywood stars criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking a rare third term, and asking people to vote for the opposition Congress went viral, drawing half a million views.

The two videos have been viewed on social media more than half a million times since last week, a Reuters review shows.

More claims suggesting the remark came from Mossad spread across X and TikTok.