Dismislab investigation finds
Why is the Indian media's coverage of Bangladesh markedly different from that of Bangladeshi news outlets?
A significant weakness of Bangladeshi media is their reliance on secondary sources without direct verification or cross-checking.
Police in the southern Indian city of Bangalore has booked a case against a Bangladeshi journalist and a woman staffer of an Indian news portal for allegedly spreading fake news about the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi
Fake news existed even before the internet, but with the World Wide Web and social media, the problem has been elevated to a whole different level. Add to that the protests and volatility Bangladesh — and many other places in the world – have been witnessing, what you have is a breeding ground for fake news.
To stay on top of currently trending fake news regarding the recent flooding in Bangladesh, here is a compilation of some Facebook posts that have been proven to be false by Rumor Scanner, a Bangladeshi fact-checking organisation.
While it is undeniable that the aftermath of the ouster of the Awami League government was marked by violence against the Hindus, fake news is also being spread with abandon in social media in India.
The local ethical hacking group Cyber 71 has strongly refuted claims made by State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak, who accused them of spreading false information amidst a national crisis.
Behind every photo, every video, and every post lies a curated process which is always aimed at portraying an “ideal” version of oneself to the world.
Dismislab investigation finds
Why is the Indian media's coverage of Bangladesh markedly different from that of Bangladeshi news outlets?
A significant weakness of Bangladeshi media is their reliance on secondary sources without direct verification or cross-checking.
Police in the southern Indian city of Bangalore has booked a case against a Bangladeshi journalist and a woman staffer of an Indian news portal for allegedly spreading fake news about the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi
Fake news existed even before the internet, but with the World Wide Web and social media, the problem has been elevated to a whole different level. Add to that the protests and volatility Bangladesh — and many other places in the world – have been witnessing, what you have is a breeding ground for fake news.
To stay on top of currently trending fake news regarding the recent flooding in Bangladesh, here is a compilation of some Facebook posts that have been proven to be false by Rumor Scanner, a Bangladeshi fact-checking organisation.
While it is undeniable that the aftermath of the ouster of the Awami League government was marked by violence against the Hindus, fake news is also being spread with abandon in social media in India.
The local ethical hacking group Cyber 71 has strongly refuted claims made by State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak, who accused them of spreading false information amidst a national crisis.
Behind every photo, every video, and every post lies a curated process which is always aimed at portraying an “ideal” version of oneself to the world.
Left unchecked, gendered disinformation poses a serious threat to women’s equal political participation.
