This is an old video and unrelated to the recent election results in Bangladesh. In the general election held on 12 February 2026, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, achieved a decisive victory, while the Jamaat-e-Islami faced a significant defeat, winning only 68 of the 199 seats it contested. This election marked […]
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Recently, an image of a decapitated statue of Mahatma Gandhi went viral on social media claiming it to be from Bangladesh. Sharing the image a user wrote, “Welcome to Bangladesh Bapu He went on a hunger strike to give them Rs. 55 Crore. He demanded absolute nonviolence from Hindus and supported the rights of Muslims […]
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This viral video is from Bangladesh, it has no link to India Three men were arrested recently for trying to sabotage railway operations by derailing a train between Tilbhita and Kotlipokhar railway stations in Pakur district in Jharkhand on 10 January 2026. Against this backdrop, a video of children damaging a train is going viral […]
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The image shows a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, as part of the “India Out” campaign in 2024. An image of a man protesting against India on the streets of Bangladesh is going viral on social media. The image is being shared as a link to the anti-India protests that erupted in the country following the […]
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This viral video is from December 2024 and is not related to the recent incident. On 18 December, Dipu Chandra Das, a 27-year-old Hindu garment worker, was beaten to death and his body was set on fire in Bhaluka, Bangladesh by an angry mob on charges of blasphemy. Following the murder of Dipu Chandra Das, […]
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Recently, a video went viral on social media claiming it to be related to the mob lynching of Deepu Chandra Das in Bangladesh. It has been claimed that the video shows Deepu Chandra Das being handed over to the mob by the Bangladesh Police. Sharing the video, a user wrote, “Deepu Chandra Das kept crying […]
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This viral video shows cultural activists in Bangladesh staging a symbolic protest by cutting their hair during a program in honor of legendary singer Farida Parveen A video showing a group of people holding a man forcibly cutting his hair has gone viral on social media with claims that it shows rising atrocities against students […]
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This video shows a religious congregation held in Bangladesh, not Assam. A video of a massive gathering of Muslims chanting “Allah Allah” is going viral on social media, with claims that it is from Assam and that the crowd had assembled to pray for the defeat of Prime Minister Modi and Assam Chief Minister Himanta […]
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This video shows the idol immersion of Goddess Kali at Funkatala village (Shikarpur) in Nadia district, West Bengal. The footage has nothing to do with the SIR action. The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is a process by the Election Commission of India that involves a comprehensive review of voter rolls, including a detailed check at […]
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This video is from Mongla ferry Ghat in Bagerhat District, Bangladesh On 27 October, 2025, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced that Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will be conducted in 12 States and Union Territories, including West Bengal. The Special Intensive Revision is a process by the Election Commission of India that involves a […]
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In September 2025, a photo of a storefront in Dhaka’s Uttara area labeled “amazon.bd” spread on social media with captions claiming that Amazon had launched local e-commerce in Bangladesh, complete with a country website and deliveries. However, we found that the claim is false. Social Media Posts Multiple social media users have shared a post […]
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The video shows collection of money from Pagla mosque’s donation box in Bangladesh. Punjab is witnessing massive floods, caused by the swollen Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi rivers and seasonal rivulets due to heavy rain. At least 37 people killed and all 23 districts hits as the state sees worst floods since 1988. Against this backdrop, […]
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A social media post went viral claiming that firearms looted from Dhaka’s Khilgaon police station had been recovered from the Imanbagh Jame Mosque on 9 August 2025, which were hidden there. X Link | Archived Link. Another similar post can be seen here. Archived Link. However, as we investigated, we learned that the claim was […]
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This video shows a political clash between two factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Kishoreganj district of Bangladesh. A video showing a group of people including men, women and young boys carrying long spears in their hands and marching in a line is going viral on social media with the claim that they were […]
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A video showing a man wearing a garland made of shoes has gone viral on the social media platform X. The user who shared the video claims that the man was humiliated because he is a Hindu teacher in Bangladesh. The post further alleges that radical Islamists in Bangladesh carried out this atrocity solely because […]
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Murshidabad in West Bengal has recently witnessed incidents of violence following the amendments to the Waqf law. In one such tragic episode in Jafrabad, a mob attack led to the killing of a father-son duo—70-year-old Hargobindo Das and his son Chandan Das. Reports also suggest that several residents were displaced due to the unrest. Amidst […]
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The viral video shows a fire outbreak at the Kantamanto Market in Ghana, earlier this year. It has no link to Bangladesh. A video showing fire spreading across a large area and thick smoke filling the sky and people moving amidst the debris is going viral on social media with the claim that it depicts […]
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Recently a video of a man beating a few women with a stick on the streets went viral on social media. Sharing the video on Facebook, users are claiming that the video is from Bangladesh where a Muslim man is beating women from other religions for not wearing Burkha. Facebook Link | Archived Link. However, […]
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On 20 February 2025, India won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match between India and Bangladesh. Against this backdrop, a video of a fight among the players in the playground went viral on social media claiming it to be the scuffle between the Indian and Bangladeshi players after the match. Instagram Link | Archived Link. […]
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This is an old image from Bangladesh. It has no connection to Gaza An image of a baby’s body being carried by a dog between its jaws is going viral on social media with a claim such as “Heartbreaking photo of a dog carrying a dead child to eat in Gaza, killed by Israel”. Let’s […]
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The man crying in the video was identified as a Muslim farmer named Nasim Miya, whose crops were burnt by miscreants A video of a man crying while sitting on a field after seeing the burned crop is being widely shared on social media. The viral video is being claimed that Muslims in Bangladesh burnt […]
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The original image shows Priyanka Gandhi carrying a bag with Palestine written on it. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi recently been in news for her choice of hand bags to Parliament, she arrived at the Parliament on 16 December carrying a bag supporting Palestine. The next day she arrived with a new bag displaying a slogan […]
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A video is going viral on social media in which a large crowd of people carrying sticks are vandalizing various places and are creating chaotic situation. Users are claiming that this is an incident from Bangladesh where Muslims are attacking Hindus and destroying Hindu places of worship. However, Fact Crescendo has found the viral claim […]
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Several videos shared on social media claimed to depict atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh. One such viral video shows human bodies tied to sticks and set on fire. Users shared the footage with the following caption: “Hindu genocide in Bangladesh.” Facebook Link | Archived Link However, our investigation confirmed that the human bodies in the […]
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A disturbing video showing a dead man hanging from a statue and being brutally beaten went viral on social media claiming it to be a video of a German ISKON priest in Bangladesh. Sharing the video on X, a user wrote, “Unimaginable horror! A German ISKCON pujari, who dedicated his life to feeding thousands, was […]
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Recently a video went viral on social media where a mob can be seen vandalising a temple. Sharing the video, users are claiming it to be from Bangladesh. Facebook Link | Archived Link. However, as we investigated, we came to know that the claim was false. The video is an old video from Pakistan. Here’s […]
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Recently a video went viral on social media where a documentary on the Babri Masjid demolition was being shown on a big screen on a street. Social media users are claiming this video to be from Bangladesh. Sharing the video on Facebook, a user wrote, “In Bangladesh, the demolition of Babri Masjid is being shown […]
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This video is from a dairy farm in Jalandhar, Punjab. It has no link to Bangladesh A disturbing video showing four individuals brutally attacking a bull is going viral on social media with claims that it depicts Muslims attacking a cow at an ISKCON farm in Bangladesh. Let’s check the truth https://archive.org/details/screencast-www_facebook_com-2024_12_05-20_12_51 Facebook Post| Archive […]
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This video shows a Sufi shrine being vandalised in Bangladesh After the arrest of former ISKCON priest Chinmay Krishna Das in Bangladesh, there were many media reports that attacks against Hindus were taking place in Bangladesh. Meanwhile, a video of a Hindu temple being vandalised is going viral on social media allegedly shows Muslims destroying a Hindu […]
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Recently, a video of two men attacking three women went viral on social media, claiming it to be an attack on Hindu women by Muslims in Bangladesh. Sharing the video on Facebook, a user wrote, “বাংলাদেশের উগ্র মৌলবাদীরা প্রকাশ্যে হিন্দু নারীদের হত্যার চেষ্টা করছে!!Radical fundamentalists of Bangladesh are openly trying to kill Hindu women!! #SaveBangladeshiHindus […]
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Recently a video of a mob holding sticks attacking others went viral on social media. The video is claimed to be from Bangladesh. Social media users are claiming that the Hindus of Bangladesh are being tortured like this. Sharing the video on Facebook, a user wrote, “Genocide of Hindus in Bangladesh 🇧🇩 is an eye […]
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The video shows Maulana Arshad Madani, president of Jamiat Ulama Hind, during his recent visit to Bangladesh. A video showing a group of men in a helicopter wearing skullcaps, typically associated with men belonging to the Islamic community is going viral on social media. The post claims that the person in the video is Maulana […]
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A video of a pickup van laden with many people trying to pass a toll plaza is now going viral on social media. It can be seen on the video that a heated argument took place between the people travelling in the pickup van and the toll plaza workers. A person can also be seen […]
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Recently, a video was forwarded to our 24X7 Factline number 9049053770, which showed a woman being abducted by a few men. It’s being claimed that the video is from Bangladesh and the woman is a Hindu who was dragged by the Muslim miscreants. Forwarding the video, the user wrote, “Please let me know the details […]
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A video of a large number of Muslim people wearing religious caps, chanting slogans and holding banners went viral on social media with the claim that the video is from Bangladesh and the video shows a recent protest in Bangladesh against the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Sharing the video, a user […]
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Due to the severe flooding in Bangladesh, 54 people died so far according to reports. On this backdrop, a video of a flooded bridge is going viral on social media claiming it to be from Bangladesh. Facebook Link | Archived Link. However, as we investigated, we came to know that the viral video was old […]
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A video of water gushing out from the gates of a dam is going viral on social media. Sharing the video, users are claiming that this is the Dumbur Hydroelectric Power Project and India has opened its gates without giving any warning, due to which Bangladesh is under severe flood. Facebook Link | Archived Link. […]
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Though Geetanjali Barua, the principal of Azimpur Govt. Girls School & College, was forced to resign, the woman shown tied to the tree in the image is an alleged outsider who claims to be a former college student. Amidst the ongoing crisis in Bangladesh social media is abuzz with many videos, images, and news alleging […]
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The viral video shows ISKCON devotees distributing food for flood-affected people in Sylhet, Bangladesh, in June 2022. After the political crisis, Bangladesh is now facing a natural disaster. At least 23 people have died in Bangladesh due to floods caused by monsoon rains and over flowing of rivers with around 1.24 million families stranded across […]
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This video shows municipal engineer Taufiq Islam being forced to resign by student protesters in Bangladesh, not an attack on Hindu teacher. Amidst the ongoing crisis in Bangladesh social media is abuzz with many videos, images, and news alleging that there are big attacks against the minority Hindus in this context. A video going viral […]
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This video is from a Christian religious procession held in Philippines, Manila. It has no link to Bangladesh. Amid the ongoing violence in Bangladesh, various videos are going viral on social media. Amidst this we have noticed a video of a crowd gathered outside a building that looks like a religious place. The users who shared […]
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This video is from a stampede that happened in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh in July 2024 and it is unrelated to Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on August 5, after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into a broader challenge to her 15-year […]
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The viral video is from February 2024, when a political party named ‘Gana Adhikar Parishad’ initiated a boycott campaign against Indian products Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on August 5, after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into a broader challenge to her […]
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The viral video shows an incident from Chattogram, where Chhatra League members were pushed off a building by the anti-quota protestors. It has no communal angle. Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on August 5, after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into a […]
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The video shows a child who survived the Israeli attack of Nuseirat Camp in Gaza in July 2024. It has no connection to Bangladesh Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on August 5, after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into a broader challenge […]
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This video is not recent, and it does not show a Hindu protest in Bangladesh, but rather a Bangladesh Chhatra League rally held in September 2023. Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on August 5, after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence and grew into a […]
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The video shows an incident in which Badrunnessa College Chhatra League leaders were tied up by students in Bangladesh. It has no communal angle. At least 232 people were killed in Bangladesh in the incidents of violence that erupted across the country following the fall of the government led by Sheikh Hasina on 5 August […]
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A very disturbing video of violence in Bangladesh has become viral on social media. The video shows a dead man hanging from a statue and being brutally beaten. It is claimed that the man is a Hindu and was tortured by Muslims in Bangladesh. Sharing the video on Facebook, the user wrote, “Very disturbing visuals […]
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A video of a person swimming in a pond and a mob attacking him by throwing stones in the pond is going viral on social media with the claim that a Hindu man in Bangladesh has been stoned to death by the mob. Sharing the video on Facebook user wrote, “#Hindu man #stoned to death […]
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The viral video is a protest by a student of Jagannath University in Bangladesh and not an attack on Hindu women. At least 232 people were killed in Bangladesh in the incidents of violence that erupted across the country following the fall of the government led by Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024. Amidst this, […]
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As a result of the unrest in Bangladesh, social media has been abuzz with various posts and updates. Several images and videos are also going viral, among which one caught our attention. The video in question shows hordes of people at the Indo-Bangladesh border and is being shared with claims that imply that these visuals […]
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In the ongoing violence in Bangladesh, there are reports of attacks and vandalization of properties. Against this backdrop, an image of the head of Rabindranath Tagore’s statue is going viral on social media. Users are claiming that students in Bangladesh vandalized the statue of Rabindranath Tagore, who once wrote the country’s national anthem. However, Fact […]
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This video of overcrowded train is not from India but from Bangladesh. It has been available on the internet since May 2022 A video of passengers traveling from a train’s compartments to the engine to the rooftops shows not a single square inch of available space is going viral on social media. The video is […]
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This video is not recent. It shows the fans manhandle Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan during a commercial event in Dubai in March 2023. Bangladesh became the first country to be eliminated from the World Cup when they crashed to a seven-wicket defeat to Pakistan. Due to the poor performance of Bangladesh team in the ICC […]
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The video shows collection of money from Pagla mosque’s donation box in Bangladesh. A video which shows a group of people transferring money from a large box to sacks and transporting them to another location where it is counted by a group of people including children has gone viral, with the context mentioning that the […]
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None of the women in the photographs were part of the Bangladesh Liberation War. A series of two images depicting four women sitting in a jeep over the course of several years has gone viral on social media. The images are claim that the four women are freedom fighters from the Bangladesh Liberation War of […]
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The image was taken in Dhaka in 2017 after Bangladesh won a Test match against Australia, and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was present at the time, cheered the team on by waving their national flag. The picture of holding the Brazilian national flag has been edited. A photo of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina […]
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The image is from Narsingdi district in Bangladesh showing a family of five who converted to Islam from Hinduism. The image has no relation with Rajasthan. An image showing a Muslim family sitting together is widely circulating on social media claiming that the image is from Rajasthan where a family of five Hindu members converted […]
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The image is not from India. It shows religious prayers offered during the religious congregation of Bishwa Ijtema in Bangladesh in 2020 An image showing a large crowd offering namaaz on a busy street blocking traffic is widely circulating on social media. Several social media users including Pakistani-Canadian columnist Tarek Fatah have shared this image. […]
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Image clicked in Bangladesh being shared on social media as Muslims blocking street for offering Namaz in India. An image showing men offering Namaaz on the street in front of a mosque is circulating on social media. Some of the social media users sharing the image claim that the scene in the viral image is […]
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Several incidents of attacks on places of worship of Hindu minority communities in Bangladesh were reported during the Durga Puja celebrations last week. On this backdrop, a video of a mob vandalizing the Durga Puja pavilion (Pandal) is going viral. Many have been sharing this video claiming it to be from West Bengal. Fact Crescendo […]
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A video going viral across social media platforms has led to an outrage amongst netizens. The video showing sexual assault on a woman by a group of men and another woman shook the northeast on May 26, 2021, the day it went viral. A lot of social media users claimed that the victim is from […]
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Social media is flooded with misinformation related to the ongoing state assembly elections in West Bengal. Fact Crescendo Hindi and Fact Crescendo Bangla has been actively debunking such viral claims on social media. Amidst this, a video of protesters stopping an armed forces’ is circulating on social media claiming that it is from West Bengal […]
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A gruesome and violent video of police action in the night is being shared on social media as UP police attacking a Madarasa. A Twitter account had tweeted this 2-minute video on January 3 and claimed that: Indian Official Terrorists (#uttarpradeshpolice) attacked a Madrasa in UP and opened fire on peaceful students and teachers of […]
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This week, pictures of mass protests in the Northeast, especially Assam and other parts of the country, are being shared on social forums after the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) was passed in both the Houses of Parliament. In the above picture that went viral on social media, we can see the gathering of people from […]
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