The claim, spread from Tuesday evening using old videos, alleging that army personnel were crowding or causing disorder in front of the Chief Adviser’s residence, state guesthouse Jamuna, has been found to be untrue and misleading, UNB reports.
Rumour Scanner, an independent Bangladeshi fact-checking website that debunks fake news, myths and misinformation, came up with the observation on Wednesday.
“We can see in the search that one of the videos shows the old incident of visa seekers in front of the Italian Embassy on September 9. Besides, we have identified some other old videos circulating,” said Rumour Scanner’s Chief Technical Officer (CTO) Zawad Bin Hafiz, while speaking to the news agency.
Later, when the claims regarding a supposed meeting at Jamuna and a 24-hour ultimatum started being posted continuously from several IDs, Hafiz mentioned that they did not find any truth to the information they investigated.
Also, based on the comments of the concerned parties, it was confirmed that the matter is indeed fake.
“Our team will publish a detailed report about the whole incident soon,” he added.
The Chief Adviser’s press wing also dismissed the claims.
“It’s absolutely a rumour. Everything is fine,” said Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Apurba Jahangir, trashing the allegations that have been widely shared on social media.
Meanwhile, adviser Asif Mahmud, from his verified Facebook account, also shared a fun post on Wednesday morning. The post reads, "Not only the chair, the chief adviser and other advisers also left the country. Source: Chalaiden."
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